KSAT 12 News will follow the Associated Press' guidance when referring to the Gulf of Mexico and Mt. McKinley following President Donald Trump’s executive orders to rename them.
As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.”
President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and the Alaska mountain Denali to Mount McKinley. What you need to know.
The change will only be visible to U.S. users. Those in Mexico will still see “Gulf of Mexico,” while those in the rest of the world will see both names on the map.
While a name change for the Gulf of Mexico could be applied for federal references, other nations have no obligation to follow suit.
Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.
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.
President Donald Trump's executive order renames the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" and Alaska's Denali back to Mount McKinley. Google Maps will update its naming conventions following official government sources.
Just days later, the Gulf of America has become a real thing.
Google will show Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" and Alaska's Denali as "Mount McKinley" in the United States once the U.S. government has officially updated to the U.S. Geographic Names Information System.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America and Denali, the tallest peak in the United States,