In a post on X directed at Apple CEO Tim Cook, representative Dan Crenshaw said: “just noticed Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico.
Apple is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its Maps app on the heels of a similar update from Google.
To start, Apple and Google have said the adjustments to their respective mapping services will only apply in the US, though Apple says it plans to expand the update globally soon.
For the US, the Gulf of Mexico is an economic powerhouse, hosting major shipping routes and offshore oil drilling operations that supply a substantial portion of the country’s energy needs.
On Tuesday, US Representative Greg Steube publicly chided Apple for not taking action, writing on Facebook that Apple is “still lost at sea”.
