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Apple Maps has followed Google Maps in renaming the Gulf of America to the Gulf of Mexico. Beyond just renaming it for U.S. users, Apple has seemingly removed all mention of the Gulf of Mexico on ...

The Geographic Names Information System has updated the Gulf of Mexico's name to Gulf of America. So, Google Maps has applied the new name for users in the US.

Although people accessing Google Maps from inside the U.S. will see the name Gulf of America, users in Mexico will continue to see the basin's earlier title.

“People using Maps in the U.S. will see ‘Gulf of America,’ and people in Mexico will see ‘Gulf of Mexico.’ Everyone else will see both names,” it said in a statement Monday.

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