Apple follows Trump diktat, renames Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America on maps

San Francisco: Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps on Tuesday after the U.S. Geographic Names Information System officially updated the name following an order by President Donald Trump.

The move follows Google, which announced last month that it would make the change once the official listing was updated and wrote in a blog post Sunday that it had begun rolling out the change. In Google's case, the company said people in the U.S. will see Gulf of America and people in Mexico will see Gulf of Mexico. Everyone else will see both names.

After taking office, Trump ordered that the water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba be renamed.

The U.S. Geographic Names Information System officially updated the name late Sunday. Microsoft has also made the name change on its Bing maps. 

AP