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.

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

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.