Although people accessing Google Maps from inside the U.S. will see the name Gulf of America, users in Mexico will continue to see the basin's earlier title.

So Hermann launched a Kickstarter to fund his vision for a new map of the Gulf of Mexico. “Maps tend to shape things like memory and meaning,” Hermann said.

Apple Maps now shows the Gulf of America as the name for the large body of water. Bloomberg reported the change would be rolled out to users in the U.S. first before being rolled out globally.

If you open Apple Maps right now in iOS 18, you may still see "Gulf of Mexico," but if you click on the label, the pop-up card lists the body of water as the "Gulf of America." ...

After U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in January, some digital maps quickly made the change, at least for American users.

June 17 (Reuters) - Just hours into Trump Mobile's Monday launch touting American-made smartphones, the venture pulled its coverage map after sharp-eyed users noticed a curious detail: the body of ...

In Google Maps in the United States, the sea is designated as the Sea of Japan (East Sea). A similar naming procedure is set to be used for the Gulf of Mexico in regions outside the United States.

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