Words on maps have sticking power, writes Art Historian Stephanie Leitch. What are the implications of Google's Gulf of ...

The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms of President Trump's controversial executive order to rename the body of water.

U.S. Google Maps results for "Gulf of Mexico," automatically changed to "Gulf of America" and showing the location's label as "Gulf of America." Credit: Mashable screenshot / Google Late last ...

Google Maps was the first company to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. Other software leaders, like Apple Maps, are now following suit. If you search map websites for information about ...