Humans have been making maps for as long as they’ve been exploring the Earth. Some of their cartographic maps went on to ...

On Tuesday morning, Google searches for the Gulf of Mexico returned an official “Gulf of America” knowledge panel at the top, complete with a tile showing the updated name on Google Maps.

Google has officially updated the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America’ in its Maps application saying that it has always complied with the practice of adhering to official government ...

Google has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Maps application. Two weeks ago, Google stated on X that it would update the name once the change is ...

The search giant says it is simply following a longstanding policy about geographical names. Its competitor Apple has yet to make the switch. The majority of Google Maps users across the globe ...

The company started implementing the change after the U.S. government updated the name on its official maps, Google said in a statement on Monday. President Trump ordered U.S. authorities to make ...

Yesterday, Google Maps updated the Gulf of Mexico’s name for US users to read ‘Gulf of America’ instead. Now, it seems that Apple Maps is quickly following suit. Maps update follows ...

Google has previously said it has “a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.”“People using Maps in the U.S. will see ...

Sterling Quinn, Professor of Geography at Central Washington University, explains how digital map companies have historically navigated complicated name or border changes. Get even smarter with ...