Nov 4, 2022 · The GNIS contains information about physical geographic features of many types in the United States, associated areas, and Antarctica, current and historical, but not including roads and highways or cultural features.

2 days ago · The company said that Maps will reflect any updates to the Geographic Names Information System, a database of more than 1 million geographic features in the United States. “When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America,” Google said.

2 days ago · "For geographic features in the U.S., this is when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated," the company said. "When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to ...

2 days ago · Google Maps users in the United States can expect to see the body of water known for centuries as the Gulf of Mexico renamed the Gulf of America, aligning with the terms of President Trump's...

3 days ago · Google announced that once the Geographic Names Information System updates, it will change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Mt. Denali in Google Maps. Once official government...

2 days ago · It's official. Sort of. Google Maps posted on X it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. The same day he ...

3 days ago · Google Maps routinely uses different names to refer to the same places, depending on the location of a user, especially if there is a geopolitical dispute, three people with knowledge of the ...

3 days ago · Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday.

GNIS contains information about the official names for geographic features in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the dependent areas of the United States, as well as Antarctica. GNIS is the geographic names component of The National Map.

GNIS is the geographic names component of The National Map. GNIS contains records for approximately one million geographic names in the United States, including populated places, lakes, streams, summits, valleys, and ridges. Search GNIS …