Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the US Geographic Names System, Google says.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday.

The water in the Gulf of Mexico appears bluer than usual off of East Beach, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Galveston, Texas. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) A boat is seen on the Susitna ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds from NW to NNW. The overnight low will be 60 °F (15.6 °C). Sunny with a high of 72 °F (22.2 °C). Winds variable at 3 to 9 mph (4.8 to 14.5 kph). Sunny today with a ...

Locals in a Mexican community are spooked after spotting an oarfish, known as the ‘doomsday fish’, at a beach in Mexico. The sighting of the fish, also referred to as the ‘catastrophe fish’, has ...

When President Trump signed an executive order calling for the renaming of several landmarks, including the Gulf of Mexico, many wondered what would happen next. However, Apple Maps and other private ...

A rarely seen 'doomsday' fish was found ashore on a Mexico beach, sparking fears of a looming ... with an aftershock felt in San Francisco shortly afterwards. The ensuing tsunami warning was ...

President Trump is using the threat of imposing stiff tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico as soon as next week to pressure the two nations to start renegotiating a continental trade deal ...

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday requiring the federal government to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" on official maps – a change that could take ...