Google Maps to change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' – DW – 01/28/2025
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Google Maps announced it will be following the US government's lead in changing the name of Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in the US.

Summary

Google Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” for U.S. users following a U.S. government decision.

The U.S. Department of Interior recently announced the official name change, implemented by the Board on Geographic Names.

Google stated it updates names based on official government sources.

The name will remain “Gulf of Mexico” in Mexico and display both names elsewhere globally.

This change stems from an executive order by Trump, who also reversed the 2015 renaming of Alaska’s Denali to Mount McKinley.

  • Maverick604@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I’m just gonna go ahead and refer to it as the “Gulf of Canada” — the way Trump is leading America, Canada will extend all the way down there soon enough.

    And Google can go fck itself for capitulating even before being asked. Fck that company.

    Organic Maps is very good. One killer feature is that it can run completely offline, doesn’t track you, and is considerably more battery friendly than Google Maps.

    And if you’re on an Apple device, Apple Maps is actually quite good now and probably has the lowest battery drain of any map app (on Apple hardware).