President Donald Trump wants to rename Denali and the Gulf of Mexico to Mount McKinley and Gulf of America, and Google said it would update its maps if it happens.
One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions upon reentering the White House was to reestablish its most famous mountain as McKinley’s namesake.
This comes after President Trump signed an executive order on Inauguration Day that ordered the name Mt. McKinley be reinstated and the Gulf of Mexico be renamed.
The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain.
One of US President Donald Trump’s first actions upon returning to power was ordering the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed. But mapmakers are still largely waiting for the green light.
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The world’s favorite mapping app will be making some significant changes in the near future. As soon as it becomes official in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) records, Google Maps will change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley,
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