The Trump administration announced a name change for the Gulf of Mexico, renaming it the Gulf of America as part of an executive order. Despite this, major mapping services like Google and Apple continued to display the old name, pending updates from official government sources. Google confirmed it would make the change upon the government's update, noting its adherence to practices based on official records. Furthermore, there was a name change for Denali back to Mount McKinley. Global mapping for users was adjusted based on locality, with different users seeing varying name displays.
On Friday, the Trump administration renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but major mapping services like Google and Apple have yet to reflect this change.
Google stated it would update its maps to reflect the Gulf of America once the U.S. government updates its official maps, adhering to a longstanding practice.
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