President Donald Trump says an executive order will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. He also outlined his desire for the U.S. to take over the Panama Canal.
Google on Monday changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in Google Maps.
The change comes after the Trump administration updated its "official government sources."
"We've received a few questions about naming within Google Maps," the company said in a previous X post. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources."
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Google, based in Mountain View, California, has said the name Gulf of Mexico will remain displayed for users in Mexico. Users in other countries will see both names, according to the company.
The company also recently said it will start using the name "Mount McKinley" for the mountain in Alaska currently called Denali.
President Donald Trump last month signed executive actions that included an order to make the name changes on official maps and federal communications.
#Breaking: Google Maps just changed The Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. pic.twitter.com/Yr2nPxEFHx
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