Google announced today that it intends to update Google Maps to reflect President Trump’s January 20th executive order changing the names of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Denali to Mount McKinley.
According to a statement on X, the updated names will be visible on Google Maps once the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.
Google stated on X that it follows official government sources for name changes and displays local names when variations exist among countries. The former names are retained for international users.
Mount McKinley was previously known as Denali until 2015.
The US Department of the Interior announced last week its intention to comply with the executive order regarding these name changes.
The Department of the Interior stated on Friday that the US Board on Geographic Names, under its purview, is working to update official federal nomenclature immediately to reflect these changes in the Geographic Names Information System.
There is currently no information available from an Apple spokesperson regarding any potential updates to Apple Maps.
