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.
The tech giant revealed the reasons behind the proposed changes on social media after receiving questions from users.
The Associated Press, which provides news around the world to multiple audiences, will refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its original name, which it has carried for 400 years, while acknowledging the name Gulf of America.
President Trump ordered the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on his first day in office. Houston's KPRC explains how reporting will and won't change on their platforms.
While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.
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.
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.
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.
Google on Monday said its maps will use names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico favored by President Donald Trump — Mount McKinley and Gulf of America — when federal maps make the switch.
Google announced that it was planning to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali in its Google Maps service, following President Donald Trump’s executive order last week officially renaming the geographical features to the “Gulf of America” and “Mount McKinley.
The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico.