The Gulf of Mexico turned into the Gulf of America on Google Maps. The new name is also evident to Finnish users of Google Maps, but at least for the time being only as the parallel name of the Gulf of Mexico.
President Donald Trump changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf of America. The change is now also visible on Google Maps. AOP/Google
US president Donald Trump has got its will, and the Gulf of Mexico has also changed to the Gulf of America on Google Maps, reported The Verge.
The change is thorough as US users of the world’s most popular map application will see the name American Bay alone in the future. Elsewhere in the world-as in Finland-the Name of American Gulf is followed by the Mexican Gulf.
According to Google, the change has also been made because the name has also changed in the country’s official database, which will allow Google to name other places. For the same reason, Google has previously announced that it will also return Denali Mount Mount McKinley.
On Apple’s maps, the Gulf of Mexico or Denal has not been renamed in the United States or elsewhere in the world – at least for the time being.
Supplier Sami Lindfors It pointed out in X that the name American Bay has actually been used on Finnish maps until now. Namely, the Finnish Gulf of America is found in Hartola, Päijät-Häme.
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