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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps
In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government's lead in changing the names on its Maps app.
Last week, President Donald Trump signed executive actions that included an order to make the name changes on official maps and federal communications. Trump said he plans to restore former President William McKinley's name to a mountain now referred to as Denali in Alaska. The mountain was named Mount McKinley, until 2015, when President Barack Obama's administration changed it to Denali as a symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives.
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