Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S.

Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.

Google announced on Monday that its online mapping platform, Google Maps, will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America ... both North and South Korea call it the East Sea.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum earlier this month jokingly suggested North America, including the United States, be renamed "Mexican America" - a historic name used on an early map of the region.

Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, recently joked that perhaps North America should instead be called “Mexican America” in a cheeky nod to historical maps. The Trump administration ... as the “Sea ...

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum earlier this month jokingly suggested North America ... of Japan (East Sea).” In 2012, Iran threatened to take legal action against Google over its decision to drop ...