Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more.Google announced plans to update Google Maps following President Trump’s January 20th executive order mandating the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” and Denali to “Mount McKinley.” The company stated that these changes will be visible on Maps once the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), the official federal database for place names, is updated. Google agreed to follow the government’s order For geographic features in the U.S., this is when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated. https://t.co/3NYvU7Bxjq— News from Google (@NewsFromGoogle) January 27, 2025 In a post on X/Twitter, Google Maps emphasized its policy of reflecting name changes once government sources officially adopt them. The company explained that when geographic names differ between countries, local users see the official name recognized in their region, while global users see both names. This policy will also apply to the renamed Gulf of America and Mount McKinley. The name Denali, originally called Mount McKinley, was reverted to its Indigenous name in 2015 under the Obama administration, following years of advocacy by Alaska Native groups. President Trump’s executive order, however, restores the Gulf of Mexico’sformer name. The Grenaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is similarly unprecedented and has sparked debate. The US Department of the Interior, which oversees the…Google Maps will switch to “Gulf of America” and “Mount McKinley”