Google Maps has updated the nomenclature of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for users in the United States, following the Trump administration's formal name alteration. This change is in line with the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) standards. While users in Mexico will still see the former name, globally it appears with parentheses. In contrast, Apple Maps continues to display the original name without changes, and other mapping services like MapQuest have yet to update their references. Waze, however, shows both names during searches.
Users in the United States will now see "Gulf of America" instead of the "Gulf of Mexico" on Google Maps, following a formal name change by the Trump administration.
Google Maps adapts to user location data and displays names according to the GNIS database, offering a different nomenclature for users in various regions.
While Google Maps updated the terminology, Apple Maps has not yet implemented changes, still redirecting searches from "Gulf of America" to the original name.
Comparative mapping services like Waze and MapQuest have not fully adopted the name change, indicating a divergence in responses among different navigation apps.
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