Search behemoth Google has herald that two locations on Google Maps will soon look dissimilar for users in the USA after President Donald Trump arrange they be officially rename .

During Trump ’s inaugural , he announced his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America . “ America will tame its rightful place as the outstanding , most herculean , most well-thought-of nation on Earth , inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire mankind , ” he said at the inauguration , perAP . “ A short time from now , we are going to be alter the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America . ”

As well as this , he announce that he wanted to commute the name of the high mountain peak in North America to Mount McKinley , reversing the2015 decisionto turn back the name to Denali .

Both these moves remain controversial , with no other commonwealth in the populace appearing to be planning on referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America anytime soon . For her part , Mexico ’s chair Claudia Sheinbaumjokedthat Mexico would retaliate and begin call in North America " América Mexicana " or " Mexican America " .

While many come out to not be taking the name change that seriously , Google is , denote that it will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users of Google Maps in the USA when the name calling are officially change .

" We ’ve received a few questions about naming within Google Maps . We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in prescribed government sources , " the technical school whale announced onX.

" For geographic features in the U.S. , this is when Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS ) is updated . When that chance , we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America . "

Elsewhere , the Gulf of Mexico will retain to be relate to by that name , which it has had since thelate 16th century . The same is straight of Denali , formally named " Mount McKinley " in 1917 , which wasrenamed in 2015to “ shine the heritage of Alaska Natives " – Denali mean “ Great One ” in the language of the Koyukon Alaska Native people .

While they were pick apart by some for the announcement , Google elucidate that " When prescribed figure change between nation , Maps drug user see their prescribed local name . "

" Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names . That lend oneself here too . "