Mexican President sent a letter to Google to change the name

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on January 30 that he sent a letter to Google, which confirmed that a country had only the right to unilaterally renamed the name of the landmark in 12 nautical miles and could not apply this. In case of Mexico Gulf.

She claimed to have opposed President Donald Trump’s request to change the name of the Mexican Gulf to the US Gulf, saying that he had requested to display the map introduced by Mexico when someone searched for the phrase “America Mexicana”. This is a historical map since 1607, noted in some North American areas “USA in Mexico” and was introduced at a press conference earlier this month.

Mexican Bay is the ninth largest sea in the world, bordering the US, Mexico and Cuba.

Google Maps on January 27 announced that “Mexico Bay” will be changed to “American Bay” for users in the US, based on updates in the list of location name list of this country. However, Google Maps still displays the area of ​​Mexico Gulf with applications in Mexico. Users are not in the US and Mexico will see both calls.

Google Maps also applies similar changes to McKinley Mountain.

The US Department of Home Affairs previously announced the name of the Mexico Bay to the US Bay and Denali peak in Alaska, the highest mountain in North America, also changed to McKinley Mountain. The agency said the change was made at the request of President Trump.

Experts emphasize how this name change is only applied within the US territory, other countries do not have to recognize and call. “Today, there is no international agreement or rules related to the name of the sea,” said John Nyberg, Director of International Water Organization, Standardizing and Making Sea boundaries, said.