In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump used an executive order on Monday to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali in Alaska. To start, Trump re-named the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” following through on a promise he made during his campaign. The body of water borders Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba.

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DoI) on Friday said that the Gulf of Mexico is now to be known as the “Gulf of America” following an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump. On Monday, Trump issued an order saying that the body of water on the south coast of the U.

As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.”

Oklahoma public schools will be among the first to adopt President Trump's new names for the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali, America's highest mountain

It is possible... President Donald Trump's executive orders propose bold changes to some of America's iconic landmarks. Here's how he could do it.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will order the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Mount Denali in his first executive orders. Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on the social platform X that ...

In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name

Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The process in each state is different.

President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its former name, Mount McKinley.

President Donald Trump is renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But how will that change go into effect – and will everyone call it that?