An American multinational technology conglomerate, Apple, has renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” for US users of its mapping application.
Media Talk Africa reports that this is in compliance with an executive order by President Donald Trump of the United States.
With the name change, people using the Apple Maps application from the United States will find the body of water now called the ‘Gulf of America’, while those accessing the service from abroad will still find it called the ‘Gulf of Mexico.’
The decision of the multinational technology conglomerate comes after Google on Monday changed the name to ‘Gulf of America’ for those using its Maps platform inside the United States.
According to Google in a blog post, users outside the United States will continue to see both names.
“People using Maps in the U.S. will see ‘Gulf of America,’ and people in Mexico will see ‘Gulf of Mexico.’ Everyone else will see both names,” Google wrote.
Recall that Trump signed executive orders changing the names of Denali, a mountain in Alaska, and the Gulf of Mexico soon after his January 20 swearing in as president.
