Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Gulf of Mexico in Google Maps and Apple Maps

Google shows Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) 
if you are outside of the US.

So there has been a lot of talk about #47's name change to the Gulf of Mexico. Several of my friends back in the US have posted images on social media of how the change looks for them. I was curious and checked my Google Maps and Apple Maps to see and, as I figured would happen, the place in question is still called the Gulf of Mexico for me. The services are complying with a directive from the President, but it is impacting people who have an IP address in the US. For my Korean IP address, I still see the Gulf of Mexico.

Apple shows Gulf of Mexico if you are outside of the US.


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