US President Donald Trump ordered to rename the Gulf of Mexico into the American, and Denali Peak in Alaska – in McKinley. This was reported by the United States Department of the Interior.

“These changes confirm the country’s desire to preserve the exceptional heritage of the United States and to ensure that future generations of Americans can honor the memory of heroes and historical values,” the agency said in a press release.

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which is under the department’s jurisdiction, must now promptly update the data in the country’s Geographic Names Information System.

However, the name change for the Gulf of Mexico is unlikely to be recognized internationally, Reuters notes.

Trump first announced the decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico on January 7. In response, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the name Mexican America “sounds good,” while former Mexican Culture Minister Jose Alfonso Suarez del Real noted that the name “Gulf of Mexico” is internationally recognized and has been used as a navigational landmark for hundreds of years.

During the Jan. 20 inauguration, Trump also said the tallest mountain in Alaska would be renamed again. Ten years ago, in 2015, President Barack Obama returned Mt. McKinley, named in honor of President William McKinley, to its historic name of Denali (High), which is how the 6,100-foot peak was nicknamed by Alaska Natives.

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