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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 company said Monday that it will only make changes when ...

Denali, pronounced “De-naa-lee,” means “the great one” or “the tall one” and was given to the Alaskan mountain by the Koyukon Athabascan people who have lived in the region for centuries.

Getty Images Google Maps now directs people to the “Gulf of America” after Trump ordered the change. Google The Alaskan mountain is the highest point in the US.

“In Alaska, it’s Denali,” Murkowski said in a statement. The bill requires the mountain be referred to as Denali in maps, documents, and other U.S. records.