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Apple Maps now uses ‘Gulf of America’ name in US, will roll out globally soon
Apple Maps now uses the ‘Gulf of America’ name instead of ‘Gulf of Mexico,’ with the US getting the change first before a global rollout.
The revised name only applies within the US for now, but Apple told Mark Gurman at Bloomberg it “would soon roll out the shift for all users globally.” Apple and Google follow local geographic naming standards, such as the NGIS, so it’s not particularly surprising that the change has been made. But rolling it out globally is an interesting move considering Google intends to retain the Gulf of Mexico label in all non-US countries.
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