President Donald Trump has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, as well as changed the name of Denali to Mount McKinely.

The Trump administration's Interior Department said on Friday it had officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the Alaskan peak Denali to Mount McKinley.

However, Trump's order only applies to the U.S. government's official position. Though headquartered in the U.S., corporations such as Google and Apple aren't beholden to the president's directive to rename the landmarks, raising questions as to whether they'll update their popular map services to reflect the government's stance.

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, following an executive order by President Donald Trump.

Among the blizzard of executive orders issued by Donald Trump on his first day back in the Oval Office was one titled Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness. It unilaterally renamed “the area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America”.

Crowd Cheers As Trump Touts Renaming Of Gulf Of Mexico To Gulf Of America’ At a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, President Trump spoke about his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.