The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.

The Gulf of Mexico, now the Gulf of America, is a body of water surrounded by five states; Florida being one of them. Weather alerts via text : Sign up to get updates about current storms and ...

The Gulf's shoreline is about 3,540 miles ‒ more than half of it bordering Mexico's coast, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, although that does not account for the myriad bays and ...

Google Maps changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for U.S. users 00:42. The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms ...

In Google Maps in the United States, the sea is designated as the Sea of Japan (East Sea). A similar naming procedure is set to be used for the Gulf of Mexico in regions outside the United States.

Gulf of Mexico renamed Gulf of America on Apple, Google Maps: What to know about the switch Published: Feb. 12, 2025, 10:24 a.m. Google Maps changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.

Google Maps now labels the Gulf of America for U.S. users, and the Gulf of Mexico for those in Mexico. This isn't the first body of water to have different names according to different countries.

The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center storm tracking map, a feature as familiar to Floridians as tourist season traffic, now calls the yawning sea cradled between Mexico and the Keys the Gulf of America ...