Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.

While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.

Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.

The Gulf of Mexico, a 218,000-square-mile oceanic basin, has been named as such for at least 400 years by European explorers and mapmakers. It spans the eastern coast of Mexico, the southeastern U.S., and the western end of Cuba, connecting to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

WSLS 10 News will follow the Associated Press' guidance when referring to the Gulf of Mexico and Mt. McKinley following President Donald Trump’s executive orders to rename them.

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's controversial executive order.

Google Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley to Mount Denali following President Trump's executive order last week. The name change will occur once the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated,

Google said only users in the U.S. will see the change, adding that the name "Gulf of Mexico" will remain displayed for users in Mexico.

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's controversial executive order.

Yes, Google Maps is renaming the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America," but it's still waiting for the Geographic Names Information System to be updated. One of our favorite mesh routers is on sale via Amazon for $120. The Google Nest WiFi Pro 6E is half off.

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