Gulf of Mexico, Google Maps and America

Here's How All Online Maps Are Handling the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change
Google is among the first companies to rename maps from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. Other software leaders, like Apple Maps, are starting to follow suit.
Google Maps has changed the Gulf of Mexico to America
Google has officially updated Maps to label the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," following U.S. President Donald Trump 's executive order renaming the sea. Fortunately, the tech giant is also retaining the gulf's internationally recognised name which it has held since at least 1552 — at least, for non-American users.
Gulf of America or Gulf of Mexico? How Teachers Are Handling Trump’s Name Change
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The decision has sparked controversy among world leaders and journalism organizations . Others wondered if renaming the gulf was possible . But where do educators fall on this issue?
Apple follows Google in telling US users it's the Gulf of America (not Mexico)
Apple has followed Google in telling US users it's the Gulf of America when they search for "Gulf of Mexico."
Who owns the Gulf of Mexico? What to know about Trump renaming it
Trump issued an executive order shortly after taking office to rename the gulf, and in February, the federal Board on Geographic Names formally changed the name of the body of water to the “Gulf of America.” Trump also ordered Denali — the highest mountain in North America — to return to its previous moniker, Mount McKinley.
Bay County Commission votes to change Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in local documents
Bay County commissioners on Tuesday voted for the Gulf of Mexico to now be listed as the Gulf of American in county documents.
You Make The Call: Gulf Of America Or Mexico? Vote Now
After President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, there's been a simmering controversy. Mexico is threatening to sue Google for going with Gulf of America for users in the United States,
Who will call it the Gulf of America? A look at this and other naming disputes
Google Maps now labels the Gulf of America for U.S. users, and the Gulf of Mexico for those in Mexico. This isn't the first ...
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Google officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Maps
Google Maps will now display the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America ... Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names. That applies here too,” Google said. An example of this practice ...
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'Gulf of $7 eggs.' MapQuest users are picking their own names for the Gulf of Mexico
Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names.” "MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico — not because of ...
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Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google
As of Thursday, how the Gulf appeared on Google Maps was dependent on the user's location ... If the user was physically in Mexico, it would appear as the Gulf of Mexico. In many other ...
Quiz: What's the body of water west of Florida? It's not the Gulf of Mexico. What to know
Google Maps now shows Gulf of America instead of Gulf of Mexico for U.S. residents as Department of Interior officially ...
Mapquest trolls Trump with ‘name your own gulf’ website
This comes after the U.S. Geographic Names Information System updated the Gulf of America name earlier this month. Microsoft ...
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Mexico Awaits New Response From Google on Gulf of Mexico Dispute
As it stands, the gulf appears in Google Maps as Gulf of America within the United States ... to provide the most up to date and accurate representation of the world,” he wrote. Mexico has ...