CNBC: Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updates

[Dennis Donovan]

CNBC - Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps after government updates

Published Mon, Jan 27 2025
6:50 PM EST
Jennifer Elias

Key Points
• In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government’s lead in changing the names on its Maps app.
• Google specifically mentioned that it would change Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” and Denali to Mount McKinley.

Google said Monday it will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” after the government updates its “official government sources.”

The company also said it will start using Mount McKinley, which is currently called Denali.

Last week, President Donald Trump signed executive actions that included an order to make the name changes on official maps and federal communications.

“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.”

Google added that the Gulf of Mexico will remain displayed in Mexico. Users in other countries will see both names, the company said.

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[newdeal2]

1. Will they change Ukraine's borders to please Putin?

Can Mexico officially rename a part of Florida as Mar-a-Lardo?

[HereForTheParty]

4. You think Ukraine will be on it?

nm

[2naSalit]

2. Google is dead to me...

And I will enjoy watching its demise.

[canetoad]

3. It's been dead to me for a long time

I think since they introduced Gmail and their intentions to dominate the web became clear.

Trouble is, people are totally dependent on Google/FB/Twit/..... fill in the gap. There are always alternatives if you take a few minutes to accustom yourself to something different.

[a kennedy]

5. I NEVER use Google, have used DuckDuckGo for forever.

Hate Google and now hate them even more. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[TomSlick]

6. That's just dumb.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. Come Hurricane season, what will the Weather Channel call it? The Gulf?

Being that Canada, the USA, Mexico, Central America, make up the overall North American continent, I could accept the Gulf of the Americas. Gulf of America makes it sound like it is OURS by right.

[RJ-MacReady]

8. thankfully

In 4 years this will be undone.

[LeftInTX]

9. Not necessarily. However, it's possible the GOM will not be renamed to GOA.

It depends on how much $$$$$ is required.
But then Trump doesn't give a shit if he busts the budget, so there's that....

It will probably cost too much to rename it back to the GOM if it's renamed.

[alarimer]

10. Fuck you, Google.

Kowtowing to the delusions of this piece of shit. IT IS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ALWAYS WILL BE!!!!!!!!!! Trump can only do this if people go along. Fuck anyone that does.

[allegorical oracle]

11. What right does that lamebrained, incorrigible asshat have to rename the world's

geography? And have it stick? What's next? United States of Trump? We're already the laughingstock of the planet.