When Google announced it was complying with US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, many Mexicans responded with a laugh and a long, exhausted sigh.
Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.
The change will only be visible to U.S. users. Those in Mexico will still see “Gulf of Mexico,” while those in the rest of the world will see both names on the map.
A supermajority of Americans don’t approve of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” according to the results of a new poll. Around 70% of respondents to the latest Reuters/Ipsos survey opposed the move, with 25% of respondents supporting it. The rest were unsure.
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday.
Google said it would rename the body of water to “Gulf of America” after it is updated in the U.S. government system in response to Trump’s executive order.
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A move to have Arkansas recognize the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America has died in committee Wednesday morning.
Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed annoyance, defiance, confusion and even amusement.
The federal government, including the military, is changing the name on maps to "Gulf of America." Even Google suggested it would make the change.
Google Maps is planning to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to rename several American landmarks, including the Gulf of Mexico to the