“Gulf of America” is now in official use on a U.S. government database of geographic names and on Google Maps after President Donald Trump last month issued an executive order to rename the ...

After mapmakers in 1507 first attached the label America to a massive world map printed ... A mere six years later, that same print shop ceased printing maps using that title.

Google Maps switched Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Monday. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources," Google said.

On his first day back in office, he signed an order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Denali, the indigenous ...

As of Thursday, how the Gulf appeared on Google Maps was dependent on the user's location and other data. If the user is in the United States, the body of water appeared as Gulf of America.

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As of Thursday, how the Gulf appeared on Google Maps was dependent on the user’s location and other data. If the user is in the United States, the body of water appeared as Gulf of America.