The system's new description for the Gulf, an ocean basin that shares nearly equal lengths of shoreline with the U.S. and Mexico, reads: "The Gulf of America, formerly known as th

The change comes weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to officially change the gulf's name in the U.S. Geographic Names Information System. But it won't affect all users — here's what to know.

Apple Maps has renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, after the Trump administration updated the U.S. database for geographic names to reflect the president’s order renaming the body of