Here’s why the Gulf of Mexico is being renamed to Gulf of America
Google is not the only body renaming the Gulf of Mexico. It’s part of an executive order by president Donald Trump. Here’s everything you need to know
Here’s why the Gulf of Mexico is being renamed to Gulf of America
The newly elected U.S. president Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. This move is part of his executive orders aimed at claiming U.S. sovereignty and heritage. Donald Trump claims this body of water is integral to the U.S. He emphasised that the Gulf contributes significantly to oil production and tourism in the country. Trump signed the executive order last week, and the Interior Department announced on Friday that the body of water is now officially known as the Gulf of America. Despite this, Google has not updated the name to reflect on Google Maps. Google says it’ll reflect the name on Map immediately after the US government updates the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which serves as the “federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature.” Google Map also declares that it’ll the highest mountain peak in North America from Denali to Mount McKinley when the GNIS reflects its new official designation. Denali…
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