{"id":2396004,"date":"2025-01-28T09:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-maps-to-rename-gulf-of-mexico-the-gulf-of-america-for-us-users-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T09:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:27:48","slug":"google-maps-to-rename-gulf-of-mexico-the-gulf-of-america-for-us-users-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-maps-to-rename-gulf-of-mexico-the-gulf-of-america-for-us-users-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico the \u2018Gulf of America\u2019 for US users &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoogle-maps-to-rename-gulf-of-mexico-the-gulf-of-america-for-us-users-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396004&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Google Maps will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico\u2063 to the &#8220;Gulf of\u2062 America&#8221; for users \u200bin the United States, as part of\u200b an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-takes-on-critical-race-theory-teaching-kids-to-hate-their-country-not-worth-one-red-cent-of-taxpayer-money\/\" title=\"DeSantis Takes On Critical Race Theory: \u2018Teaching Kids To Hate Their Country\u2019 Not Worth \u2018One Red Cent Of Taxpayer Money\u2019\">executive order issued<\/a> \u2063by President Donald Trump. This change is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reflect updates made<\/a>\u2062 in\u2064 the Geographic\u2064 Names Facts system, \u2064a federal government\u2063 database. Google indicated that \u200cit aligns with \u200dits longstanding practice of \u200cadopting name changes subsequent to official governmental updates.<\/p>\n<p>The change will reportedly only\u2062 affect U.S. users,\u200d while users in \u2062Mexico and other countries will continue to see the traditional name &#8220;Gulf of Mexico.&#8221; Additionally, Google plans \u200dto revert to using the name &#8220;mount McKinley&#8221; in Alaska, reversing a previous decision made during \u200bPresident Barack Obama&#8217;s\u2063 management \u200cto \u2063rename the mountain &#8220;Denali,&#8221;\u2063 which was aimed at honoring Alaska\u200d Natives. This decision has faced pushback from Alaska senators who wish to retain the name Denali.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Gulf of Mexico has \u200cbeen recognized \u2064by its current name for\u2064 over 400 \u2063years, and Trump argues the new \u200cname \u200bis a &#8220;beautiful&#8221; \u200cand appropriate designation. Google maps \u2064adjusts names based on geographical \u2064and\u200d political considerations in response to local context, illustrated by its\u200d handling of the \u2062naming disputes in the\u2064 waters between saudi\u200c Arabia and Iran.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico the &lsquo;Gulf of America&rsquo; for US users<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1929801\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Google<\/a> said it would change the name of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gulf-of-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a> to the &ldquo;Gulf of America&rdquo; for its Google Maps users in the United States to stay in line with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">executive order making<\/a> the switch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Upon being sworn into office last week, Trump issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">slew of executive orders<\/a>, including changing the name of the body of water that will be acknowledged by federal agencies. Google said its maps will update when the Geographic Names Information System, a government database of names and location data, makes the change.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve received a few questions about naming within Google Maps,&rdquo; the company <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewsFromGoogle\/status\/1884012692048166951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> in a social media post. &ldquo;We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-newsguard-the-government-backed-censorship-tool-billed-as-an-arbiter-of-truth\/\" title=\"Meet NewsGuard: The Government-Backed Censorship Tool Billed As An Arbiter Of Truth\">official government sources<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Google also said it would start using the name &ldquo;Mount McKinley&rdquo; for the mountain in Alaska currently called Denali. The mountain was named Mount McKinley until 2015, when then-President Barack Obama&rsquo;s administration changed it to &ldquo;Denali&rdquo; as a symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives. At the time, <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/mount-mckinley-denali-google-bing-229444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Google updated its maps<\/a> to reflect the name change three days after the Obama administration&rsquo;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>Google said only users in the U.S. will see the change, adding that the name &ldquo;Gulf of Mexico&rdquo; will remain displayed for users in Mexico and that users in other countries will see both names.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Gulf of Mexico&rdquo; has been used by European explorers and mapmakers for at least<a href=\"https:\/\/www.staugustine.com\/story\/news\/2012\/02\/12\/nations-oldest-city-new-name-gulf-mexico\/16182835007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> 400 years<\/a>. Trump said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3278951\/trump-rename-gulf-of-mexico-gulf-of-america-mar-a-lago-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">at a news conference<\/a> earlier this month that the change is to &ldquo;a beautiful name, and it&rsquo;s appropriate.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) pushed back on Trump&rsquo;s order to rename the mountain and have said they wish to keep Denali National Park and Preserve as is it stands.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I prefer the name Denali that was given to that great mountain by the great patriotic Koyukon Athabascan people thousands of years ago,&rdquo; Sullivan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t improve upon the name that Alaska&rsquo;s Koyukon Athabascans bestowed on North America&rsquo;s tallest peak, Denali: the Great One,&rdquo; Murkowski said. &ldquo;For years, I advocated in Congress to restore the rightful name for this majestic mountain to respect Alaska&rsquo;s first people who have lived on these lands for thousands of years. This is an issue that should not be relitigated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump, in his executive order renaming the mountain, said, &ldquo;It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our Nation and ensure future generations of American citizens celebrate the legacy of our American heroes.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Google Maps has routinely used different names to refer to the same locations, depending on a user&rsquo;s location, if there is a geopolitical dispute. For example, the body of water between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been subject to naming disputes for decades. There, Google labels the gulf for international users as &ldquo;Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf),&rdquo; and in Arab countries near the body of water, Google Maps calls it the &ldquo;Arabian Gulf.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1929801\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1929801\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico to &#8220;Gulf of America&#8221; for U.S. users following Trump&#8217;s executive order<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2396005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/google-maps.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33235,48062,36992,49330,32076],"class_list":["post-2396004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-google-maps","tag-gulf-of-america","tag-gulf-of-mexico","tag-us-users","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/google-maps.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396004"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396008,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396004\/revisions\/2396008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}