You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the size of Alaska.

Florida has become the first state to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," following President Donald Trump 's executive order directing federal agencies to adopt the new name. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used the term in an emergency declaration issued on Monday ahead of a forecast winter storm.

Google Maps, the most popular mapping software in the world, said on Monday evening that it will begin using new names for two prominent geographical features in North America, the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali.

Just a few hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing federal officials to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” Florida has already implemented the change.

The US Department of the Interior (DoI) on Friday said that the Gulf of Mexico is now to be known as the "Gulf of America" following an executive order by US President Donald Trump. On Monday, Trump issued an order saying that the body of water on the south coast of the US and east coast of Mexico would be renamed in honour of "American greatness.

President Trump's executive order renames the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, cast your vote on which name you prefer.

President Donald Trump is renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But how will that change go into effect – and will everyone call it that?

The U.S. government is already working to remove all mentions of the Gulf of Mexico name in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

Google Maps has shared when it will update digital maps to include the Gulf of America instead of its previous name, the Gulf of Mexico.

After President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis jumped on the idea.

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