Yes, Google Maps has renamed “Mexico Bay” to “American Bay”, but it has not yet been displayed even if the app is opened. A series of tweets revealed that the news from the Google account has updated the U.S. government to update with the name change after updating the geographic information system (GNIS). Geographical naming law. Google Maps changes the name of DENALI, a name given by Alaskan Naters, when GNIS reflects the new formal specification.
When it happens, quickly update the US Google Maps to show Mount McKinry and the American Bay.
-News from Google (@newsfromgoogle) January 27, 2025
Google stated that applying a name change to the map only after being updated in the government’s official resource is a long -standing practice for the company. President Donald Trump signed the presidential order last week to change the name of the water, and the Ministry of Interior announced on Friday that it is now officially known as the US Bay.
However, only US users are labeled like that. It is called Mexico Bay for Mexico users, but both names from outside the Google Map apps are displayed. Google is another long -standing practice that displays official local names when different in the country, and is accompanied by naming and territorial disputes like the Sea of Japan, as Reuters pointed out. He said that the rules were applied to many other fields.
