Google Maps changes name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
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Google Maps has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following an executive order signed by Donald Trump. This move has sparked controversy, with Mexico's president claiming the U.S. has no legal right to alter the name outside its territorial waters. According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, jurisdiction extends only 12 nautical miles from a country's coastline.

In the U.S., users will now see the Gulf labeled as the Gulf of America, while users in Mexico will continue to see the original name.

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