Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its Maps service.
Google said Monday it will soon display the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” whenever the federal government updates its official maps, bowing to President Donald Trump’s declaration the region be renamed.
Google Maps said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System.
The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.
Among the first executive orders signed by President Donald Trump was an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the newly named "Gulf of America." "President Trump is bringing common sense to government and renewing the pillars of American civilization," the newly inaugurated president's executive order said.
Google Maps will make the controversial move to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America following US President Donald Trump’s executive order. Last week President Trump made a range of sweeping executive orders hours into his second term,
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Google plans to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and that of the Alaskan mountain Denali to Mount McKinley in Google Maps, the company said Tuesday in a series of tweets. The news follows President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the body of water and mountain on his first day in office.
Americans have a dim view of some of President Donald Trump's early barrage of executive orders, including his attempt to do away with so-called birthright citizenship and his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico,
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This story incorporates reporting fromUSA Today, NBC New York, Deadline.com, Yahoo and tyla.Google announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Maps application, aligning with a recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump.