Apple Maps now uses ‘Gulf of America’ name in US, will roll out globally soon

Yesterday, Google Maps updated the Gulf of Mexico’s name for US users to read ‘Gulf of America’ instead. Now, it seems that Apple Maps is quickly following suit.

Maps update follows executive order to change Gulf of Mexico’s name

One of the first executive orders signed by President Trump at the start of his second term involved renaming the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ instead.

This week, that change has officially been implemented by government officials and filed in the Geographic Names Information System…