Overview

• Google Maps now displays the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for users in the United States, following President Trump's executive order signed on January 20, 2025.
• The executive order, titled 'Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness,' instructed federal agencies to implement the name change within 30 days.
• Users in Mexico will continue to see the name Gulf of Mexico, while users elsewhere will see both names displayed on Google Maps.
• The U.S. Board on Geographic Names and federal agencies, including the FAA and Coast Guard, have begun incorporating the new name into official systems and communications.
• The same executive order also mandates renaming Alaska's Denali to its former name, Mount McKinley, though this change has not yet been implemented on Google Maps.