Apple is the latest company changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its maps app.
#Update: Apple Maps now shows "Gulf of America.” pic.twitter.com/ZFu91QokX5
— scott budman (@scottbudman) February 11, 2025
The change for the Cupertino-based company took place Tuesday, a day after Google also made the change after the Trump administration updated its "official government sources."
Here's what Google previously said about the change:
"We've received a few questions about naming within Google Maps," the company said in a previous X post. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources."
Google, based in Mountain View, California, has said the name Gulf of Mexico will remain displayed for users in Mexico. Users in other countries will see both names, according to the company.
The company also recently said it will start using the name "Mount McKinley" for the mountain in Alaska currently called Denali.
President Donald Trump last month signed executive actions that included an order to make the name changes on official maps and federal communications.
#Breaking: Google Maps just changed The Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. pic.twitter.com/Yr2nPxEFHx
— scott budman (@scottbudman) February 10, 2025
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