The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Friday it will implement President Donald Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali, a mountain in Alaska.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: The Stewart Lee Udall Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of the Interior, is pictured on October 08, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
The Board on Geographic Names, which operates within the Interior Department, is working expeditiously to update the names in the Geographic Names Information System, according to the Trump’s order affirms the Gulf of Mexico’s “central importance” to the U.S. by naming it the “Gulf of America,” according to the Interior Department. The directive recognizes the gulf’s “enduring contributions” to the “economic strength and vitality” of the country, the department explained.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday the rest of the world still calls the body of water the Gulf of Mexico, according to the
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