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US President Donald Trump began his second term with a release Executive order On the day of his inauguration, the name of the Gulf of Mexico was changed to the Gulf of America, and the Alaska Denali Mountain Mountain. While the Associated Press has She informed her outlets It will indicate the name of the new mountain, will not change the name of the Gulf – instead, will indicate the change of the name in all stories.
“The Gulf of Mexico bore this name for more than 400 years,” says AP. “The Associated Press will refer to its original name while recognizing the new name that Trump has chosen. As a global news agency publishes news around the world, AP must ensure that the names of places and geography can be easily identified for all audiences.”
But David Rin, Professor of Geography and International Affairs at George Washington University, He said NPR does not think that the name changes will exceed Trump’s presidency.
“I think whether or not you will depend on what you feel about Trump,” Ryan told NPR this week. “But with regard to turning it into a constant change, I would really doubt it.”
Mexico’s reaction to the Gulf of America
Almost a month ago, the President of Mexico, Claudia Shinbom, Jokingly For the idea that Trump will restore the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. In response to the change of North America to “America Mexicana” or “Mexican America”. “This looks nice, no?” I told reporters at a press conference.
After the opening of Trump on January 20, She was still entertaining. “For us, the Gulf of Mexico is still, and for the whole world, the Gulf of Mexico is still.”
Google maps changes to the name of the Gulf
Trump’s executive order To rename the water corpse along the southeast of the American Gulf of America, the US border has exceed Google Maps said it would comply with the name change In her program. Google commented in a A series of posts on X on January 27 Its program will follow the change after its implementation by the geographical names information system.
Google wrote: “When the official names differ between countries, users see their official local name. Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names. This applies here too.”
On January 29, Mexican President Claudia Shinbom He said at a press conference Her country was sending a complaint letter to Google about changing the name and repeating that the maps should use América Mexican or Mexican America instead of North America. In her speech, Shinbom said Countries do not change the names of international water bodies, as they are left to international organizations.
Google did not immediately respond to a request to comment on the Mexico speech.
