The US officially renames the Gulf of Mexico.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - The US Department of the Interior announced that it has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Denali Peak in Alaska to Mount McKinley.

Both the US and Mexico have coastlines surrounding the Gulf of Mexico (Photo: BBC).

"Following President Donald Trump's directive, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be called the American Gulf, and the highest peak in North America will once again be named Mount McKinley," the U.S. Department of the Interior announced on January 24.

President Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the American Gulf just hours after his inauguration on January 20, fulfilling a campaign promise.

Although Trump has the authority to direct the U.S. Geological Survey to change how it designates the Gulf of Mexico, such a name change is unlikely to be internationally recognized.

Like the United States, Mexico has a long coastline surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. Mexican officials say that the name Gulf of Mexico has been internationally recognized and used as a maritime reference for hundreds of years.

Earlier this month, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum jokingly suggested renaming North America, including the United States, to "Mexican America," the historical name used on the region's original maps.

Meanwhile, Denali Peak in Alaska was formerly known as Mount McKinley in honor of former U.S. President William McKinley. The mountain was renamed Denali (meaning high in the indigenous Koyukon language) in 1975 at the state's request.

In his inaugural address, Trump said that McKinley, a Republican from 1897 to 1901, "made America very rich through tariffs and talent; he was a born businessman."

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-gioi/my-chinh-thuc-doi-ten-vinh-mexico-20250125060028933.htm