Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in its shadows for thousands of years. But Ohioans think McKinley “was a great president.

The Associated Press, which provides news around the world to multiple audiences, will refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its original name, which it has carried for 400 years, while acknowledging the name Gulf of America.

While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.

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The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain.

Google said Monday its maps will use names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico favored by President Donald Trump — Mount McKinley and Gulf of America — when federal maps make the switch.

President Donald Trump wants to rename Denali and the Gulf of Mexico to Mount McKinley and Gulf of America, and Google said it would update its maps if it happens.

Google said the change aligned with its policy of following official US government geographic designations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Google has announced plans to update the names of two major geographical landmarks on its Maps platform for users in the United States. The tech giant will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” and revert the name of North America’s highest peak,

Google has officially reclassified the United States as a “sensitive country” in its Maps division, a move that came after President Donald Trump’s administration pushed forward with a controversial initiative to rename key geographical landmarks.

Google Maps is reclassifying the United States as a “Sensitive Country,” just like it does China, Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. The designation is reserved for countries with either strict governments or border disputes.