{"id":14086,"date":"2025-02-11T23:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T23:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14086"},"modified":"2025-02-11T23:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T23:20:49","slug":"heres-how-all-online-maps-are-handling-the-gulf-of-mexico-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14086","title":{"rendered":"Here's How All Online Maps Are Handling the \u2018Gulf of Mexico\u2019 Name Change"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If you search<\/span> map websites for information about the Gulf of Mexico this week in the United States, you will see that, depending on which service you use, the familiar body of water might have a new name\u2014or not.<\/p>\n

These search results exemplify the complications stemming from technology companies\u2019 varying policies for following President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order<\/a> to rename that area of the Atlantic ocean as the \u201cGulf of America.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of Tuesday morning, Google<\/a> searches for \u201cGulf of Mexico\u201d will return an official \u201cGulf of America\u201d knowledge panel at the top, complete with a tile showing the updated name on Google Maps.<\/p>\n

Curious how other online maps are reacting? I did some searching to find out. Google appears to be the first company to start using the Gulf of America name on a major navigation service, but it\u2019s unclear whether other apps, such as Apple Maps, will follow suit. We will keep this list updated as companies potentially change their listing for the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n

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