President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali, the tallest peak in the country, has resulted in lots of discussion. While for some, such renaming might seem less important than the big problems the country faces,

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.

Apparently, the very name “America” was sort of an accident by mapmakers back in the 1500s, starting when German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller thought the two continents (North and South America) ought to be named after an obscure Italian explorer named Amerigo Vespucci.

The news is just the latest in a series of sweeping acts of change Trump has pushed for since returning to office on Jan. 20.

The vote came a week after Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the name to revert to Mount McKinley.

President Trump wants to change the name of the Denali Mountain in Alaska (which at 20,310’ 42”is the tallest mountain in all of North America) to Mt. McKinley, its old name. This has apparently enraged not just the Koyukon people who’ve been calling it Denali since time immemorial but also many Republicans who call the state home.

A pro-Trump Republican who represents the state House district that includes Denali is now backing a resolution asking Trump to keep the peak’s name intact.

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Google Map users will soon notice the name changes of two historic U.S. landmarks: The Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali. As of January 27th, Google has officially announced that it will comply with an executive order issued by the 47th President during his inauguration nine days ago,