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Google Maps officially to update The name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Monday.
Among many other executive orders, President Donald Trump issued on the day of his inauguration that the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed in the Gulf of America. This executive also reflects a step from the Obama era to rename Mount McKinley to Denali, the name that the indigenous people used centuries ago. Likewise, the name of the Gulf of Mexico was the most widespread name For the body of water since the sixteenth century.
President I mentioned These names are part of a gesture towards “(restoring) American pride in the history of American greatness.”
From Monday noon, Google users in the United States will witness that the name of the Gulf of Mexico has been changed to be the Gulf of America. International users will see both names, while Mexican users will only see the Gulf of Mexico. Google has already reported in January that she will comply with Trump’s executive order as soon as the names of places are updated in the United States’ geographical information system.
Mexican President Claudia Shinbum said it will send a message to Google wondering about the company’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps. But Google’s decision to change the name of the Gulf corresponds to its current policies on how to navigate the designations between countries. Google changes maps to match the local government of the user.
Although Google has complied with Trump’s order, Apple has not updated the name of the Gulf of Mexico or Denali on its maps app. When searching for the “Gulf of America” on Apple Maps, the application did not result from any results.
Google Sundar Pichai and CEO of Apple Tim Cook, Trump installation; Cook personally A million dollars donated to the Trump opening fund, while Google also provided one million dollars input.