Google and Apple have officially renamed the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" on their respective Maps apps after the Geographic Names Information System updated the name on its system.
Apple Maps changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America Tuesday, after Google Maps changed the body of water's name on ...
GNIS stands for Geographic Names Information System. That would require the name change by Feb. 19. Gulf of America on Google Maps would be visible only in US The name change on Google Maps would ...
Google made the change starting Monday. It followed an updated site listing for the Gulf in the Geographic Names Information System, a government database run by the Interior Department that includes ...
The change comes weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to officially change the gulf's name in the U.S ...
Apple has followed Google in telling US users it's the Gulf of America when they search for "Gulf of Mexico." ...
“We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources,” Google said in a post on X. The company said that Maps will reflect any updates ...
Under Trump's executive order, Google Maps has adopted "Gulf of America." Apple Maps is drawing mixed reactions for sticking with "Gulf of Mexico." ...
Google made the change starting Monday. It followed an updated site listing for the Gulf in the Geographic Names Information System, a government database run by the Interior Department that ...
“We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources,” Google said. The Geographic Names Information System, which is under the ...