Google Maps Now shows In place of “Gulf of America” ”Gulf of Mexico” for users on both web and mobiles in the United States. It changed after Trump administration Formally changed name Today, the body of water spread between the eastern coast of Mexico and the Florida panhandal. Google says that it follows an American database of GNIS, or geographical name information system, location information.
The users in Mexico will continue to see the “Gulf of Mexico”, while the rest of the world will see the original name with the “Gulf of America” in the brackets. Google says it determines the location of a user – and thus what version they see the water body – using data from their mobile OS, SIM and network. Desktop user search settings or devices will see changes based on location if not provided.
Meanwhile, Apple has not yet made any changes to the map of Apple, although it redeals the “Gulf of America”, which discovers the Gulf of Mexico. Other mapping companies such as Mapkways have also not made changes. Although we found that if you discover the “Gulf of Mexico”, the veg owned by Google shows both names, but nothing is found when searching for the “Gulf of America”.