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Google Maps will soon rename Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’


Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali mountain in Google Maps once a federal mapping database reflects changes ordered by the Trump

“We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources,” Google wrote in a post on X. Denali, which is North America’s highest peak, will soon show up in Google Maps for all global users as its previous name of Mount McKinley. Previously with Gizmodo, Bloomberg, and MSNBC, Zeff has covered the rise of AI and the Silicon Valley Bank crisis.

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