Google stated at present that it plans to replace Google Maps to mirror President Trump’s January twentieth government order to alter the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, respectively.
The corporate famous on X the up to date nomenclature will seem as soon as the Geographic Names Data System (GNIS) is up to date.
“We have now a longstanding apply of making use of identify adjustments once they have been up to date in official authorities sources,” the corporate posted on X. It added that when “identify adjustments fluctuate between international locations, Maps customers see their official native identify. Everybody in the remainder of the world sees each names. That applies right here too.”
Denali was named Mount McKinley till 2015.
The US Division of the Inside stated final week it plans to comply with the chief order to implement the identify adjustments.
“The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, below the purview of the Division of the Inside, is working expeditiously to replace the official federal nomenclature within the Geographic Names Data System to mirror these adjustments, efficient instantly for federal use,” the Division of the Inside stated on Friday.
An Apple spokesperson wasn’t instantly out there to touch upon its plans for Apple Maps.
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