Google Maps now exhibits the “Gulf of America” instead of the “Gulf of Mexico” for customers on each internet and cellular in america. It made the change after the Trump administration formally modified the identify at this time of the physique of water spanning between the japanese coast of Mexico and the Florida panhandle. Google says it follows the GNIS, or Geographic Names Data System, a US database of location data.
Customers in Mexico will proceed to see “Gulf of Mexico,” whereas the remainder of the world will see the unique identify 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 cellular OS, SIM, and community. Desktop customers will see adjustments primarily based on search settings or gadget location if not offered.
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 corporations like MapQuest haven’t made adjustments both. Nevertheless, we discovered that Google-owned Waze exhibits each names when you seek for “Gulf of Mexico,” however finds nothing when trying to find “Gulf of America.”
