Donald Trump issued an executive order focusing on renaming geographic features, notably reverting Mount Denali to Mount McKinley. The order reflects his jingoistic rhetoric, emphasizing the importance of American historical figures like McKinley. Additionally, it proposes renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, tying national pride to territorial names. Google has stated it will adjust names in its maps according to official government sources, underscoring the tension between modern naming conventions and historical preferences.
The thrust was that Mount Denali, the highest peak in North America, would revert to Mount McKinley, named after 25th President William McKinley.
The order is stuffed to the gills with Trump's usual jingoistic bombast. For example, "President McKinley championed tariffs to protect US manufacturing..."
Google...writing on social media, it said: "We've received a few questions about naming within Google Maps."
This means that Google defers to the Geographic Names Information System, the official repository of geographic names for all places.
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