GNIS stands for Geographic Names Information System. That would require the name change by Feb. 19. Gulf of America on Google Maps would be visible only in US The name change on Google Maps would ...

Google on Monday said 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.

The tech giant revealed the reasons behind the proposed changes on social media after receiving questions from users.

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.

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.

In a thread posted on X, Google explained the proposed changes to Maps that are driven by official changes to the U.S. government’s Geographic Names Information System, a database of name and lo ...

Google says it will take its cue from ... The company said that Maps will reflect any updates to the Geographic Names Information System, a database of more than 1 million geographic features ...

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.