Google Maps began the process of changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America after a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump made the name change official.

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Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ label on Maps The dispute stems from an early-term Trump order to rebrand the body of water, a move that Google implemented on Maps by February 10.

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Google, Apple and Bing Maps have changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following an executive order from President Trump. MapQuest has not yet updated its map to reflect Trump's order.

Apple Maps, Bing Maps and Google Maps have all changed their Maps software and apps to now display Gulf of America on the body of water that's been known as the Gulf of Mexico since the 16th century.

“Gulf of America” is now officially on a U.S. database of geographic names after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

Google no longer lets users leave reviews for the Gulf of America after the company updated its maps to comply with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System.

Following President Trump's directive, Apple Maps has renamed Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. This change aligns with updates from Google and Microsoft.

When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America." In a new announcement , Google said that it had implemented that change.