The search and advertising giant said it would change its Google Maps names to Mount McKinley and Gulf of America once they’re officially changed by federal officials.
One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions upon reentering the White House was to reestablish its most famous mountain as McKinley’s namesake.
Doug Burgum has yet to be confirmed as the new leader of the Department of the Interior but a contentious Indian Country issue has already been dumped on his desk.
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order demanding the body of water that runs along the United State’s Southeast Coast be renamed to the Gulf of America.
The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.
Doug Burgum, the Republican governor of North Dakota, is expected to be confirmed to that role. It’s unclear whether the 6-million-acre Denali National Park and Preserve will also be renamed. It was renamed in 1980, 35 years before the mountain’s name ...
Google on Monday said its maps will use names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico favored by President Donald Trump — Mount McKinley and Gulf of America — when federal maps make the switch.
In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name
President William McKinley may never have set foot in Alaska but one of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions upon reentering the White House was to reestablish its most famous mountain — North America’s tallest — as McKinley’s namesake.
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The publication said the Gulf isn’t the only body of water that carries multiple names. The Gulf of California is called the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, and AP uses both. “The AP must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable to all audiences,” she wrote.
The Senate is set for a Thursday confirmation vote for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. The upper chamber voted to advance Burgum’s nomination to a confirmation vote on Wednesday by a 78–20 margin.