Google Maps now has multiple ways of referring to the Gulf of Mexico

Within moments of being inaugurated as US President earlier this year, Donald Trump vowed to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Sure enough, an executive order follows changing the name to the Gulf of America – but there has been the question about how most of the world will refer to it moving forward. On a day-to-day basis, there will be some who use the new name, some who stick with the previous one – but what about map service. Google previously stated that when the Geographic Names Information System was updated, Google Maps would reflect the new nomenclature. Now the… [Continue Reading]