The system's new description for the Gulf, an ocean basin that shares nearly equal lengths of shoreline with the U.S. and Mexico, reads: "The Gulf of America, formerly known as th

The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for US-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of America.

For users of Google Maps in the United States, the body of water enclosed to the east by Florida and the Yucatan peninsula is now the Gulf of America.