Mexico asks Google Maps to not rename Gulf of Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has written a letter to Google asking the agency to rethink its resolution to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

US President Donald Trump signed an govt order requiring the physique of water – which is bordered by the US, Cuba and Mexico – be renamed the Gulf of America in his first week in workplace.

It’ll solely seem on Google Maps with the brand new title for individuals based mostly within the US – elsewhere on the planet it’ll retain its present title, which has been used for tons of of years.

However Mexico argues the U.S. can’t legally change the Gulf’s title as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Legislation of the Sea dictates that a person nation’s sovereign territory solely extends as much as 12 nautical miles out from the shoreline.

“[The name change] might solely correspond to the 12 nautical miles away from the coastlines of the USA of America,” Sheinbaum stated.

Google has not but responded to the NEWSTORN’s request for remark.

However in a press release on social media on Monday it stated: “We’ve a longstanding follow of making use of title modifications once they have been up to date in official authorities sources.”

It’ll additionally rename Mount Denali as Mount McKinley within the US, following one other order from Trump.

“When official names differ between international locations, Maps customers see their official native title,” it stated.

Sheinbaum has criticised Google’s resolution, saying the agency mustn’t reply to “the mandate of a rustic” to alter the title of “a world sea”.

However she appeared to poke enjoyable at Trump’s transfer by joking Mexico might demand Google make some extra renaming choices.

“By the way in which, we’re additionally going to ask for Mexican America to seem on the map,” she stated.

Sheinbaum beforehand joked she would contemplate renaming North America as “América Mexicana” within the nation.

“He says that he’ll name it the Gulf of America on its continental shelf,” Sheinbaum beforehand stated when Trump signed the manager order.

“For us it’s nonetheless the Gulf of Mexico, and for the complete world it’s nonetheless the Gulf of Mexico.”