In a significant move marking his presidency, Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, emphasizing its economic importance. He also ordered Denali to revert to its previous name, Mount McKinley, acknowledging historical references. These name changes must be enacted by the Secretary of the Interior within 30 days, although existing names may remain in use by other countries and platforms like Google Maps, demonstrating the complexities of geographic nomenclature.
The Gulf will continue to play a pivotal role in shaping America's future and the global economy, and in recognition of this flourishing economic resource and its critical importance to our Nation's economy and its people, I am directing that it officially be renamed the Gulf of America.
Denali in Alaska will revert to the name 'Mount McKinley' after America's former President William McKinley, the 25th commander-in-chief of the U.S.
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