Apple is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Maps app. The corporate began rolling out the identify change for US customers this afternoon, and Bloomberg reviews that it’s going to quickly show the identify for customers globally, too.
Google Maps began displaying the “Gulf of America” for customers within the US on Monday. President Donald Trump signed an govt order for the identify change in January, and the change entered the federal naming database, the Geographic Names Info System, this week.
In contrast to Apple, Google Maps shows completely different names relying on a person’s location. Customers in Mexico will proceed to see the physique of water labeled because the “Gulf of Mexico,” and customers in different nations will see “Gulf of Mexico” alongside “Gulf of America” in parentheses. Different mapping apps, like Microsoft’s Bing and MapQuest, proceed to point out the Gulf of Mexico.
Apple at present provides its Maps app throughout the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and in beta on the net. The Verge reached out to Apple with a request for extra details about the change however didn’t instantly hear again.
