President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum says her country is reaching out to Google about its Maps change and is suggesting additional revisions of its own.
President Donald Trump wants to rename Denali and the Gulf of Mexico to Mount McKinley and Gulf of America, and Google said it would update its maps if it happens.
Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.
Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's controversial executive order.
Sheinbaum made the case that Google should not bend to “the mandate of a country” attempting to change the name of an international sea. “For us it is still the Gulf of Mexico, and for the entire world it is still the Gulf of Mexico,” she said.
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps.
Google said Monday its maps will use names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico favored by President Donald Trump — Mount McKinley and Gulf of America — when federal maps make the switch.
The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain.
GNIS stands for Geographic Names Information System. That would require the name ... Outside of the U.S., users will see both the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of America, according to Reuters.
Google will change the Gulf of Mexico's name to the "Gulf of America" following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Google stated that it follows a longstanding policy of updating place names based on official government databases,
Google said the change aligned with its policy of following official US government geographic designations. Read more at straitstimes.com.