Google, Apple and Bing Maps have changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following an executive order from President Trump. MapQuest has not yet updated its map to reflect Trump's order. In what appear to be a joke,
Well, MapQuest is not only still around, but we've actually got a reason to use it in 2025. Sort of. If you go to a special Gulf of Mexico-themed part of MapQuest, you can type in anything you want, and it'll generate a map that renames the Gulf of Mexico after whatever you typed in.
Mapquest is the latest to pipe in on the debate about whether to keep the Gulf of Mexico name or use the new “Gulf of America” title. While Apple, Microsoft, and Google changed the Gulf of Mexico on their maps app to read “Gulf of America” following President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the body of water,
MapQuest appears to be poking fun at President Trump's recent rebranding of the Gulf of Mexico. Here's a look at the new names people have given it.
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PCMag on MSNMapQuest Lets You Name The Gulf of Mexico Whatever You WantMapQuest's service has also refused to change the Gulf of Mexico's name, despite Trump's executive order last month to rename it as the 'Gulf of America.'
MapQuest is letting users call the “Gulf of America” whatever they want, a move that subtly pokes fun at President Trump’s decision to rename the “Gulf of Mexico.” The mapping company launched a new Instagram account despite its platform fading in popularity amid the rise of Google Maps and Apple Maps.
And the online wayfinding service has taken its own entertaining approach to the name of a certain body of water. On this page, you can name said gulf whatever you want, and MapQuest will make it so on the accompanying map.
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Hosted on MSNMapQuest Lets You Name The Gulf of Mexico Whatever You WantMapQuest's service has also refused to change the Gulf of Mexico's name, despite Trump's executive order last month to rename it as the 'Gulf of America.'
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Don't like the Gulf of America? MapQuest is allowing users to rename itMapQuest appears to be poking fun at President Trump's recent rebranding of the Gulf of Mexico. Here's a look at the new names people have given it.
Software company Mapquest launched a website allowing people to name the Gulf of America whatever they’d like. Mapquest is the latest to pipe in on the debate about whether to keep the Gulf of Mexico name or use the new “Gulf of America” title.
Social media users on BlueSky appear to be venting their frustrations about the Gulf of America by creating maps with names like the "Gulf of Fragile Masculinity," the "Gulf of Greenland," and the "Gulf of $7 Eggs." Here's what else they're calling it.
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News Nation on MSNMapQuest trolls Trump by letting users rename ‘Gulf of America’MapQuest is letting users call the “ Gulf of America ” whatever they want, a move that subtly pokes fun at President Trump’s decision to rename the “Gulf of Mexico.” The mapping company launched a new Instagram account despite its platform fading in popularity amid the rise of Google Maps and Apple Maps.
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