KSAT 12 News will follow the Associated Press' guidance when referring to the Gulf of Mexico and Mt. McKinley following President Donald Trump’s executive orders to rename them.
While a name change for the Gulf of Mexico could be applied for federal references, other nations have no obligation to follow suit.
Google announced it will change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, respectively, on Google Maps following President Trump's executive order to rename them.
Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.
Google Maps will call it the Gulf of America after President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico
President Donald Trump's executive order renames the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" and Alaska's Denali back to Mount McKinley. Google Maps will update its naming conventions following official government sources.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The body of water has shared borders between the
The tech company said Monday it has a “longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.”
This comes after President Trump signed an executive order on Inauguration Day that ordered the name Mt. McKinley be reinstated and the Gulf of Mexico be renamed.
The change will only be visible to U.S. users. Those in Mexico will still see “Gulf of Mexico,” while those in the rest of the world will see both names on the map.