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Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users
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1/28/2025
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Alphabet's Google said in an X post on Monday (Jan 27).
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Google Maps will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it's officially
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updated in the US geographic name system.
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That's according to a Monday post on X from Google.
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The change will be visible for US users, but the name will remain Gulf of Mexico in Mexico.
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Outside of the two countries, users will see both names on Google Maps.
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US President Donald Trump ordered the name change as part of a flurry of executive actions
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hours after taking office last week, making good on a campaign promise.
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The Trump administration's Interior Department officially changed the name of the Gulf of
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Mexico to the Gulf of America on Friday.
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Mexicans Reuters spoke to on the Gulf Coast rejected Trump's bid to rename it last week.
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Google has applied the same locale-based labeling conventions to other locations subject
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to geographical naming disputes.
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