Google Maps to Rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US ... term "Persian Gulf" from its Google Maps and leaving the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula nameless.

The state government and the Army Corps of Engineers frequently dredge the pass near Port Mansfield to maintain the channel for transit between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico.

Google has confirmed it will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America ... to drop the name Persian Gulf from Google Maps and leave the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula ...

The change will be visible in the US, but the name will remain Gulf of Mexico in Mexico ... term "Persian Gulf" from its Google Maps and leaving the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula ...