Google Maps announced it will soon make changes reflecting President Donald Trump 's decision to rename the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley. The recently renamed topographical features will be reflected once the Department of the Interior updates the Geographic Names Information System,
GNIS stands for Geographic Names Information System. That would require the name change by Feb. 19. Gulf of America on Google Maps would be visible only in US The name change on Google Maps would ...
Google said Monday its maps will use names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico favored by President Donald Trump — Mount McKinley and Gulf of America — when federal maps make the switch.
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps.
President Donald Trump wants to rename Denali and the Gulf of Mexico to Mount McKinley and Gulf of America, and Google said it would update its maps if it happens.
The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain.
Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.
Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.
Google will amend the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps only when the US government officially updates its records. The company follows changes reported in official government sources,
Google Maps has said it will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America after Donald Trump ordered the change.
The U.S. government is already working to remove all mentions of the Gulf of Mexico name in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).