Google Maps has updated the name of the body of water between Mexico and Florida to “ Gulf of America ” for users in the U.S. This change follows a formal decision by the Trump administration.

The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms of President Trump's controversial executive order to rename the body of water.

Google said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” for its Google Maps users in the United States to stay in line with President Donald Trump ’s executive ...

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.

More If you go to Google Maps today, Jan. 28, and type in Gulf of Mexico, you'll see the Gulf of Mexico as you have in the past.

But Google says it will update Maps in the US "quickly" when that happens (via 9to5Google). Lastly, Google says in cases where official names differ based on countries, it will continue to show ...

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.

Google Maps will change the name of “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post today.

Google is complying with President Donald Trump’s executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Soon, the name change will appear on Google Maps.

Following President Donald Trump's executive order, Google Maps has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the United States.