Google Maps To Reflect Trump's Renaming Of Gulf of Mexico To 'Gulf of America'

Google announced on Monday that it will update its Maps app to reflect President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" and Alaska's Denali back as Mount McKinley.

Google said it will reflect the changes once the Trump administration provides updates from the official government sources, CNBC reported.

"We've received a few questions about naming within Google Maps," the company said in an X post. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources."

Trump had suggested renaming the Gulf of Mexico during his January press conference in Mar-a-Logo, apparently to win back its control from the cartels.

"We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring that covers a lot of territory, the Gulf of America," Trump said at the time. "What a beautiful name. And it's appropriate. It's appropriate. And Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country," ABC quoted him as saying.

On the other hand, the reversion of Mount Denali's name back to Mount McKinley holds special importance as Trump emphasized former President William McKinley, the nation's 25th president, William McKinley, after whom it was named, made significant contributions in making the country "very rich."

President Barack Obama's administration changed the name the mountain to Denali in 2015 as a symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives.

The mountain is more than a tourist attraction, Valerie Grussing, executive director of the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, told The Associated Press.

"It's a sacred place, the name we use for it should reflect that sacred relationship between the people and the land," Grussing added.

The executive order titled "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness" therefore says "It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our Nation and ensure future generations of American citizens celebrate the legacy of our American heroes. The naming of our national treasures, including breathtaking natural wonders and historic works of art, should honor the contributions of visionary and patriotic Americans in our Nation's rich past."

The Americans and Mexicans also differ on the name of another important waterbody, the river that forms the border between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas. On the American side, the river is called Rio Grande whereas on the Mexican one, it is called Rio Bravo.