The tech giant revealed the reasons behind the proposed changes on social media after receiving questions from users.

Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.

In executive order signed on his 1st day back in office on Jan. 20, US President Trump directed secretary of interior to implement changes within 30 days - Anadolu Ajansı

This comes after President Trump signed an executive order on Inauguration Day that ordered the name Mt. McKinley be reinstated and the Gulf of Mexico be renamed.

The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain.

President Donald Trump wants to rename Denali and the Gulf of Mexico to Mount McKinley and Gulf of America, and Google said it would update its maps if it happens.

Google on Monday said its maps will use names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico favored by President Donald Trump — Mount McKinley and Gulf of America — when federal maps make the switch.

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's controversial executive order.

Google says it has a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps.

Google said the change aligned with its policy of following official US government geographic designations. Read more at straitstimes.com.