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.

WASHINGTON – Louisiana college students will be heading to the Gulf of America for Spring break since Google officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico on its maps.