Mexico is threatening to take Google to court over its “Gulf of America” name change on maps for users in the United States, pointing out that much of the body of water lies outside U.S. maritime borders in regions controlled by Mexico and Cuba.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday at a news conference that President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico applied only to the U.S. continental shelf — the area of seabed to which the U.S. lays claim under the law of the sea and maritime agreements with other coastal states. It has asked Google to fully restore the name “Gulf of Mexico” to its Maps service for areas outside U.S. territory.
“What Google is doing here is changing the name of the continental shelf of Mexico and Cuba,” Sheinbaum told reporters.
“Gulf of America” went into official use last week on a U.S. government database of geographic names, as well as on Google Maps. Google said at the time that people in Mexico would still see the name “Gulf of Mexico,” while those outside the two countries would see both names.
Get concise answers to your questions. Try Ask The Post AI.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday at a news conference that President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico applied only to the U.S. continental shelf — the area of seabed to which the U.S. lays claim under the law of the sea and maritime agreements with other coastal states. It has asked Google to fully restore the name “Gulf of Mexico” to its Maps service for areas outside U.S. territory.
“What Google is doing here is changing the name of the continental shelf of Mexico and Cuba,” Sheinbaum told reporters.
“Gulf of America” went into official use last week on a U.S. government database of geographic names, as well as on Google Maps. Google said at the time that people in Mexico would still see the name “Gulf of Mexico,” while those outside the two countries would see both names.
