The Gulf of Mexico is still, for the vast majority of the world’s people, the Gulf of Mexico. But on Monday, Google Maps changed its label for the sea to “Gulf of America” for United States users, acquiescing to the whim of President Donald Trump.

Google has officially updated Maps to label the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," following U.S. President Donald Trump 's executive order renaming the sea. Fortunately, the tech giant is also retaining the gulf's internationally recognised name which it has held since at least 1552 — at least, for non-American users.

Gulf of America” is now officially on a U.S. database of geographic names after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.