With the United States now recognizing the Gulf waters as the “Gulf of America” and not the “Gulf of Mexico,” digital map creators are deciding how best to reflect the name change for their users.

“When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America,” Google said. “Denali” is the mountain’s preferred name for Alaska Native ...

The change reflects Google's policy of adhering to official government names for geographical locations. Users outside the United States will see both the name Gulf of America and the name used in ...

What's in a name ... America "Mexican America." On Tuesday, she toned it down: "For us and for the entire world it will continue to be called the Gulf of Mexico." The politics of maps are ...