In Google Maps in the United States, the sea is designated as the Sea of Japan (East Sea). A similar naming procedure is set to be used for the Gulf of Mexico in regions outside the United States.

Google Maps changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for U.S. users 00:42. The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms ...

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum points to a 1661 world map showing the Gulf of Mexico in response to Trump's comments about renaming the body of water, during a news conference in Mexico.

The Gulf of Mexico, vast expanse of water bordered by the United States, Mexico and Cuba, offers an abundance of beaches, ...

The Gulf's shoreline is about 3,540 miles ‒ more than half of it bordering Mexico's coast, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, although that does not account for the myriad bays and ...

And that maps labeling the water as the “Gulf of Mexico” go back to a time before the United States even was a country. And that changing the name isn’t going to, say, change the price of eggs.

It's official. Sort of. Google Maps posted on X it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. The same day he ...

But references to the Gulf of Mexico also show up in myriad other ways, including in parts of state laws related to the Board of Internal Improvement Trust Fund — another name for DeSantis and ...

Google, based in Mountain View, California, has said the name Gulf of Mexico will remain displayed for users in Mexico. Users in other countries will see both names, according to the company.

Why stop at Gulf of America? Our maps are full of foreign names and languages — including a Palm Beach resort with a Spanish name.