Google Maps made a key geographical announcement on Monday through an update that changes “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” within the United States. The alteration goes by U.S. standards in the U.S. Geographic Names System. The relocation of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America spread through an X (formerly Twitter) post.
Users in the United States will observe the “Gulf of America” change while Mexican Map users maintain the “Gulf of Mexico” naming scheme alongside additional countries showing both names.
Last Friday (January 24, 2025) the Trump administration’s Interior Department declared their formal change of the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf of America. Through a recent executive order the Trump administration returned “Mount McKinley” as the official name for Alaska’s highest peak after decades of referring to it as “Denali.” 
Soon after becoming president on January 20, 2025 Donald Trump carried out his pledge to “restore historic American names” by approving executive orders which implemented the renaming practices.
The Interior Department announced last week that “As directed by the President the Gulf of Mexico officially becomes the Gulf of America and the highest peak in North America retakes its original Mount McKinley name.”
Both the Gulf and Mount McKinley name changes will become visible on Google Maps controlled by Alphabet Inc through platform modifications which meet U.S. geographical standards.
Internationally there are critical views on global natural landmark renaming after the announcement of changes. Officials working for the Trump administration stood behind this change as they believed it strengthened American cultural identity.
Google Maps will deploy interface changes to its userbase during the upcoming weeks.
