Google confirmed that the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the American Bay will change in Google Maps, according to the decree of Donald Trump from January 20. Rename will take place on Google maps in the USA.
This is stated in the company's report on x. The nuance is that only users from the United States will see the new name of the bay.
The bay will remain the Mexican Gulf in Mexico, in the USA it will be an American bay, and users from other countries will see both names for Google Maps.
The two-headed peak of Alaska Denali, the highest mountain in North America, will also be changed to Mount McCinley only on Google maps in the United States.
" In the rest of the world, both names see.
This also applies to this case, ”said Google.
Google said that he would update his Maps service as soon as the names are updated in the information system of geographical names of the US government.
Reacting to the promise of Donald Trump to rename the Gulf of Mexican, which he gave shortly before his inauguration, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum jokingly suggested renaming the whole of North America, including the United States. She proposed to name her "