Google officially changes name of Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
London, February 11, 2025 (Oilandgaspress) –-Google Maps has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the United States. This update comes after an executive order signed by former US President Donald Trump, which led to the formal change by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), a US government database responsible for place names. The company said it would update Maps in the US after the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) made the changes.
People using Maps in the U.S. will see “Gulf of America,” and people in Mexico will see “Gulf of Mexico.” Everyone else will see both names..
