Google To Follow U.S. Government On Gulf, Denali Name Changes

A boat is seen on the Susitna River near Talkeetna, Alaska, on Sunday, June 13, 2021, with Denali in the background. Denali, the tallest mountain on the North American continent, is located abo

Google has announced that it will align its map names with the U.S. government's official listings for the Gulf of Mexico and Denali. The company stated that any changes to the names will be made in accordance with updates from the government.

President Donald Trump had previously ordered the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley to its former name, Mt. McKinley. Google emphasized that it follows a practice of updating names based on official government sources.