Is Google Maps changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America?

Taking disconnected aboard Air Force One, helium soared implicit the 'Gulf of America' for the archetypal clip since its rebranding.

In a video shared by US outlet TMZ, the aviator tin beryllium heard saying: "Air Force One is presently successful planetary waters for the archetypal clip successful past flying implicit the precocious renamed Gulf of America."

Mr Trump signed the proclamation declaring February 9, 2025, the first-ever Gulf of America Day, signing the authoritative Executive Order to fulfil his committedness to “restore names that honour American greatness”.

However, due to the fact that its coastline stretches crossed 5 south-eastern states, it is often referred to arsenic the “Third Coast” successful vernacular presumption successful the US.

Using the Spanish signifier of the name, Mexicans telephone the gulf El Golfo de México.

The alteration volition beryllium disposable successful the US, but the sanction volition beryllium retained arsenic the "Gulf of Mexico" successful Mexico.

Google besides stated its US app users would spot North America's highest mountain, Mount Denali, revert to its aged sanction of Mount McKinley.

The institution said successful a societal media station connected Monday: “We've received a fewer questions astir naming wrong Google Maps. We person a longstanding signifier of applying sanction changes erstwhile they person been updated successful authoritative authorities sources.”

“When authoritative names alteration betwixt countries, Maps users spot their authoritative section name,” the institution added. “Everyone successful the remainder of the satellite sees some names. That applies present too.”

In his archetypal week successful office, Donald Trump signed a fig of enforcement measures, 1 of which was to rename the Gulf of Mexico connected authoritative US maps and national publications.

During his inaugural speech connected January 20, Mr Trump said: “America volition reclaim its rightful spot arsenic the greatest, astir powerful, astir respected federation connected Earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the full world. A abbreviated clip from now, we are going to beryllium changing the sanction of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.”

In an effort to observe erstwhile President William McKinley, whom helium said made the US “very rich” done endowment and tariffs, Mr Trump announced that helium would rename Mount Denali to its aged name, Mount McKinley, further northbound successful Alaska.

Under erstwhile president Barack Obama's administration, the highest was formally named Denali in 2015 arsenic a convey you to Alaska Natives.

Republican legislator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, arsenic good arsenic indigenous groups, person voiced their absorption to Mr Trump's decision.

In a station connected X, she wrote: “Our nation’s tallest mountain, which has been called Denali for thousands of years, indispensable proceed to beryllium known by the rightful sanction bestowed by Alaska’s Koyukon Athabascans, who person stewarded the onshore since clip immemorial.”

Emily Edenshaw, president and CEO of the Alaska Native Heritage Center, said to EarthBeat: “Keeping this sanction honors that transportation and recognizes the enduring contributions of Alaska Native peoples.”

Ms Sheinbaum said: “He says that helium volition telephone it the Gulf of America connected its continental shelf. For us, it is inactive the Gulf of Mexico, and for the full satellite it is inactive the Gulf of Mexico.”