So Hermann launched a Kickstarter to fund his vision for a new map of the Gulf of Mexico. “Maps tend to shape things like memory and meaning,” Hermann said.

If you open Apple Maps right now in iOS 18, you may still see "Gulf of Mexico," but if you click on the label, the pop-up card lists the body of water as the "Gulf of America." ...

And that maps labeling the water as the “Gulf of Mexico” go back to a time before the United States even was a country. And that changing the name isn’t going to, say, change the price of eggs.

Google Maps updated its map Monday to show the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for users in the United States. The change came after the name was updated in the Geographic Names Information ...

The area, long named the Gulf of Mexico across the the world, has gained a geopolitical spotlight after President Donald Trump declared he would change the Gulf's name.

News Gulf of Mexico renamed to Gulf of America on Google Maps for US users Updated: Feb. 12, 2025, 3:10 p.m. | Published: Feb. 11, 2025, 9:54 a.m.

This image from Google Maps viewed from a browser in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, shows the Gulf of Mexico renamed the “Gulf of America.” (Google via AP) ...

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 undeniable Map lines are inherently political.

The “Gulf of Mexico” has been used by European explorers and mapmakers for at least 400 years. Trump said at a news conference earlier this month that the change is to “a beautiful name, and ...

Google Maps switched Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Monday. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources," Google said.

As of Thursday, how the Gulf appeared on Google Maps was dependent on the user's location and other data. If the user is in the United States, the body of water appeared as Gulf of America.