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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