Even European home waters were named by sailors after their destination. The Irish Sea was the route from England to Ireland; the Gulf of Finland was the way taken by non-Finns on the south shore ...

Trump insisted earlier this year that the gulf’s name should celebrate the U.S. rather than Mexico. The nations with the most "control" over the gulf are the U.S., Mexico, and Cuba, and for ...

Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.

The Gulf of Mexico had carried its name since the 17th century. Google said it would comply with Trump’s order, but only once it was updated on the US Geographic Names System (USGS).

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum moved forward Monday with her threat to sue Google over the company renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America” on Google Maps, warning the ...

The Trump administration has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but most of the body of water lies outside maritime regions controlled by the United States. Territorial seas ...

Google, Apple and Bing Maps have changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following an executive order from President Trump. MapQuest has not yet updated its map to reflect Trump's order.

Mexico will take Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across the entire body of water, President Claudia Sheinbaum said ...