WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday.

The US officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the Alaskan peak Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, to Mount McKinley, Trump’s team said last week.

The tech giant also confirmed that Google Map's name changes won't only be visible to U.S. users. Rather, the "Gulf of America" and "Mount McKinley" labels will be visible to everyone who uses ...

Other measures included renaming Denali, North America's tallest peak, back to Mount McKinley—reversing a name change by Barack Obama in 2015.

Along with the changes in the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America, Google stated it would also change the name of Mount McKinley. The U.S.’s highest peak was previously named Denali. Former President ...

Google Maps now shows Gulf of America. Google said that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain.

Google has officially changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps on Monday. Just before 6 p.m., Google made the announcement on X: "We’ve received a few questions about naming ...

Google says once the GNIS is updated, it will quickly update Google Maps in the United States to show Mt. McKinley and Gulf of America.

While Google users in the United States will see the Gulf of America name, those in Mexico will continue to see “Gulf of Mexico,” which is how that country refers to the body of water.

Google also will change the name of Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, back to Mount McKinley. In his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating the name change.

Other measures included renaming Denali, North America's tallest peak, back to Mount McKinley—reversing a name change by Barack Obama in 2015.