The world’s favorite mapping app will be making some significant changes in the near future. As soon as it becomes official in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) records, Google Maps will change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley,

The change will likely only be visible to users based in the United States. As part of what it described as a longstanding practice, Google added, "When official names vary between countries, Maps users see their official local name. Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names. That applies here too."

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its Maps service

Google Maps said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System.

In a post on X, Google said it will follow the government’s lead by changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America."

Google plans to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and that of the Alaskan mountain Denali to Mount McKinley in Google Maps, the company said Tuesday in a series of tweets. The news follows President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the body of water and mountain on his first day in office.

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's controversial executive order.