The real name remains if you are viewing in Mexico, the Trumped up name applies for US-based users, and both are listed for those viewing Google in the rest of the world. The post Google changes Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ but only if you are in US appeared first on Talker.

After Google, Apple Maps has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for users in the United States. This change follows a similar update in Google Maps, which occurred after US President Donald Trump 's executive order.

This follows the signing of Executive Order 14172 on January 20, 2025, which mandated the renaming of the US Continental Shelf area.