Google Maps now shows the “Gulf of America” rather than the “Gulf of Mexico” for customers on each internet and cell in the US. It made the change after the Trump administration formally changed the name immediately of the physique of water spanning between the jap coast of Mexico and the Florida panhandle. Google says it follows the GNIS, or Geographic Names Info System, a US database of location info.
Customers in Mexico will proceed to see “Gulf of Mexico,” whereas the remainder of the world will see the unique title with “Gulf of America” in parentheses. Google says it determines a consumer’s location — and thus which model of the physique of water they see — utilizing information from their cell OS, SIM, and community. Desktop customers will see adjustments primarily based on search settings or machine location if not supplied.
In the meantime, Apple hasn’t made any adjustments in Apple Maps but, though it does redirect “Gulf of America” searches to the Gulf of Mexico. Different mapping firms like MapQuest haven’t made adjustments both. Nonetheless, we discovered that Google-owned Waze reveals each names in the event you seek for “Gulf of Mexico,” however finds nothing when trying to find “Gulf of America.”