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After Google, Apple updates its map to “Gulf of America”
Apple Maps followed the chief order of Donald Trump to change the name of the Gulf of the Mexican Gulf of America, updating its navigation system and implementing a change in all versions of the platform.
Google announced the intention to track the chief ordinance of the Trump administration within the post on January 27 to X, explaining that the change was attributable to “long -term practices” that require the corporate to comply with the federal government’s update.
For “long -term internships” in order that the corporate can follow the federal government’s update.
We received some questions on naming on Google maps. We have a protracted practice of using name changes once they have been updated in official government sources.
– messages from Google (@newsfromgoogle) January 27, 2025
Change It can even not be honored all around the world. Mexican Google users will proceed to see “Gulf of Mexico”, US users will see “Gulf of America”, and all other global users will see each names.
Changing the name is a component of the Trump administration campaign to “restore our names that honor American greatness.” According to the ordinance, the Trump administration also has renamed Mount McKinleywho negates the efforts of President Barack Obama to restore American geography names closer to their original indigenous names.
The administration announced even on February 9 Day Gulf of America. Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum opposed the change of name.
Questions arose concerning the legal ability of administration to change the name of one of the world water reservoirs. Mexican bay is a divided territory where the United States can only apply by 12 nautical miles. Sheinbaum stated that the remaining of the territory, dictated by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, is a sovereign territory of Mexico.
In the chief board, the administration admitted that the change of name includes the participation of the Congress. However, the federal government will proceed the brand new name, in search of the suitable approval of updating of changes in federal documents.
“If congress activities are required to establish a change in the name of public law, after approving the management board regarding the change of name, the Council provides guidelines to all relevant federal agencies in order to use the name approved by the Management Board in federal documents and achieve consistency throughout the entire federal government,” Section 2 ( d) order states.
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