US Department of the Interior: 'Gulf of Mexico is now officially the Gulf of America'
The Trump administration, which wants to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico, has taken a new step in this direction. In a newly released ministry announcement, it was stated that the name of the gulf will now be the 'Gulf of America'.
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The US Department of the Interior announced that the name of the Gulf of Mexico will be changed to the 'Gulf of America' under the instruction of President Donald Trump, and that Denali Mountain in Alaska, the highest mountain in North America, will be renamed 'Mount McKinley'.
The Trump administration continues to insist on changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America'. In a new statement issued by the US Department of the Interior, it was stated that, 'Upon the President's instruction, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be referred to as the Gulf of America.'
The ministry also announced that Denali Mountain in Alaska will be given its former name, Mount McKinley. The statement noted the following:
''These changes affirm the United States' commitment to preserving its extraordinary heritage and ensuring that future generations can celebrate the legacy of its heroes and historical assets. The Board on Geographic Names, under the US Department of the Interior, is working to rapidly update the official federal nomenclature in the Geographic Names Information System to reflect these changes. The changes will take effect immediately for federal use.''
US President Donald Trump stated in an interview this week that the decision to change the name of the gulf was final and that 'nothing could change it'
MOUNT DENALI AND THE GULF OF MEXICO
On the other hand, the name of the 25th President of the US, William McKinley, who was assassinated in 1917, was given to the highest peak in North America, Mount McKinley in Alaska, to honor him.
However, the Barack Obama administration changed the name of Mount McKinley to 'Denali Mountain' in 2015. With Trump's decision, the highest mountain in North America will once again bear the name of the 25th president.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, in a press conference she held last Tuesday, stated that Trump could give the gulf whatever name he wanted in the US, but that the gulf would continue to be known as the 'Gulf of Mexico' in Mexico and the rest of the world.
Denali Mountain, Alaska