Following President Trump's inauguration pledge to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and restore the name Mount McKinley, Google announced it would update its Google Maps accordingly. As soon as the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) provides the official name changes, Google will implement them in its service for US users. Interestingly, while US users will see the new names, users in Mexico will continue to see the original, reflecting local naming practices. This demonstrates Google's commitment to aligning with governmental updates to location references.
Google confirmed its policy of updating place names on its maps based on US government changes, ready to display 'Gulf of America' and 'Mount McKinley' upon official renaming.
The agency responsible for updating government maps, the Geographic Names Information System, has not yet renamed these locations, pending the official government procedure.
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