The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain.
This comes after President Trump signed an executive order on Inauguration Day that ordered the name Mt. McKinley be reinstated and the Gulf of Mexico be renamed.
President Donald Trump wants to rename Denali and the Gulf of Mexico to Mount McKinley and Gulf of America, and Google said it would update its maps if it happens.
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps.
The tech giant revealed the reasons behind the proposed changes on social media after receiving questions from users.
Google is complying with President Donald Trump's executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Soon, the name change will appear on Google Maps.
Google Map users will soon notice the name changes of two historic U.S. landmarks: The Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali. As of January 27th, Google has officially announced that it will comply with an executive order issued by the 47th President during his inauguration nine days ago,
Google said the change aligned with its policy of following official US government geographic designations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Google has announced plans to update the names of two major geographical landmarks on its Maps platform for users in the United States. The tech giant will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” and revert the name of North America’s highest peak,
Google has officially reclassified the United States as a “sensitive country” in its Maps division, a move that came after President Donald Trump’s administration pushed forward with a controversial initiative to rename key geographical landmarks.
Google Maps renamed the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ for U.S. users, following a directive from the Trump administration.