Google recognized the renamed Gulf of America on its maps system on Monday, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring “Gulf of America Day” on February 9.
The tech giant had signaled its plans to update its maps application in line with the president’s day one executive order declaring the former Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America. The name change was reflected in Google’s map app and site on Monday.
Google Maps officially updates to ‘Gulf of America’ 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/xfmtODPZcs
— Joe Rogan Podcast (@joeroganhq) February 11, 2025
Trump signed an order recognizing February 9 as “Gulf of America Day” on Sunday as he was flying over the gulf in Air Force One on the way to attend Super Bowl LIX.
— President Donald J. Trump (@POTUS) February 9, 2025
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