In most cases, such name changes are reviewed by a Department of Interior panel known as the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

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 ...

Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed ...

Google Maps said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S.

"As directed by the President, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America," the Interior ...

But the more I thought about it, the more I was seduced by the idea. President Trump can add to his legacy by eliminating the ...

The change will likely only be visible to users based in the United States. As part of what it described as a longstanding ...

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

You won't be taken to the large body of water surrounded by Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Instead, you'll get a list of businesses with Gulf America in their names.

Both these moves remain controversial, with no other countries in the world appearing to be planning on referring to the Gulf ...