The expanse of water historically known as the Gulf of Mexico is now designated as the "Gulf of America" for users accessing Google Maps from within the United States.
This modification follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, mandating the renaming of the region, reports BBC.
Google, in a statement released on Monday, affirmed its "longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources."
Consequently, American users of Google Maps will encounter the name "Gulf of America", while Mexican users will continue to see "Gulf of Mexico". For users elsewhere, both appellations will be displayed.
This is not the first instance of geographical rebranding under Trump's directive. Last month, Google announced plans to alter the name of Mount McKinley, the highest peak in the United States, reverting it from "Denali" to its former designation following another executive order.
The mountain was renamed Denali in 2015 by former President Barack Obama to honour the region's Indigenous heritage. However, as of Tuesday, Google Maps had yet to implement this change.
Both renaming efforts are rooted in an executive action signed by Trump shortly after assuming office, purportedly to "honour American greatness."
The order criticised Obama's decision to rename Mount McKinley as "an affront to President McKinley's life, his achievements, and his sacrifice." It drew parallels between Trump and McKinley, noting that the latter "championed tariffs" and was assassinated "in an attack on our Nation's values and our success."
These moves underscore the Trump administration's endeavour to assert a nationalist narrative through symbolic gestures, even extending to cartographic nomenclature.