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What do you need to know
- Google has confirmed through an X publication that it will change the Mexican Gulf Gulf of the US Gulf of Google Maps.
- This happens after President Trump signed an enforcement order stating the change of name – part of his promise to campaign.
- It is not clear exactly when the cards will show the changes mentioned, but Google states that this will happen after the GNIS information system is updated.
On Tuesday, Google announced that it would take steps to rename the Mexican Bay to Google Maps Bay to the United States on its Google Maps platform.
For the people in Mexico the name will remain the same; However, for the US, it will be renamed as much as above.
“We have many years of practice to apply changes in the name when they are updated in the official government,” said Google In an X. This change comes after Donald Trump signed an enforcement order on January 20, keeping some of his promise to campaign.
We have received some questions about Google Maps Named. We have many years of practice to apply changes in the name when they are updated in official state sources.January 27, 2025
As directed by the President, the Gulf of Mexico will already be officially known as the Gulf Gulf, and the highest peak of North America will again be named Mount McKinley, “the Trump internal department said last week (via VIA (via VIA Reuters).
In the same X publication, the technological giant said that after updating the information system of geographical names (GNIS), Google Maps will also reflect changes in the name. GNIS maintains working relations with the federal authorities and the government for “standardizing geographical names for federal use”.
Google added that when there are a variety of names for the same place, people residing in the local zone will see the name designated for that country, while the rest of the world will see both options.
The company also said the cards would rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, which was changed during Barack Obama’s presidency, paying tribute to Alaska locals.
It remains unknown when these changes will begin to appear on Google Maps as the company does not give us the exact date that this will come into force. Android Central contacted Google in this regard and will update the article when we have more information.
