Officially Google Maps updated The name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Monday.
On the day of his inauguration, President Donald Trump sentenced to the day of his inauguration that the Gulf of Mexico is renamed America’s Golf. This executive regulation also reverses a move of Obama era to rename Mount McKinley into Denali, the name that indigenous people have been using for centuries. Similarly, the name Gulf of Mexico was most widespread name for the body of water since the 16th century.
The President specified that these names are part of a gesture in the direction of “(restoration) American pride on the history of American size”.
On Monday afternoon, Google Maps users will change the name of the Mexico golf in the Gulf of America in the USA. International users will see both names, while Mexican users only see the Gulf of Mexico. Google already specified In January it would correspond to Trump’s executive order as soon as the place names were updated in the geographical names of the United States.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that she would send a letter to Google in which the company’s decision is questioned rename The Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps. Google’s decision to change the name of the golf is in line with the existing guidelines about how the differences in names can navigate between the countries. Google changes the cards to adapt to the user’s local government.
While Google Trump’s order has complied with, Apple has not yet updated the name of the Gulf of Mexico or Denali in its Maps app. When looking for “Gulf of America” on Apple Maps, the app provided no results.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook both took part in the inauguration of Trump. Cook personal Donate 1 million US dollars to Trump’s opening funds, while Google also earned $ 1 million Contribution.
