Google on Monday said its maps will use names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico favored by President Donald Trump — Mount McKinley and Gulf of America — when federal maps make the switch.
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.
The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.
President Donald Trump announced the name change during his inaugural address, along with renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”.
In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name
The park containing the mountain retains its current name, Denali National Park and Preserve, as per the order. The directive tasks the Secretary of the Interior, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum ...
One of his first executive orders, entitled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” also stated that the highest peak in North America, currently called Denali, will be changed back to Mount McKinley — the name of the Alaskan mountain prior to 2015.
Google said Monday its maps will use names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico favored by President Donald Trump — Mount McKinley and Gulf of America — when federal maps make the switch.
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.
The vote came a week after Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the name to revert to Mount McKinley.
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps. After taking office, President Donald Trump ordered that the water bordered by the Southern United States,