You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the size of Alaska.

Explore the Gulf of Mexico, a vast body of water bordered by the United States, Mexico, and Cuba. From the bustling coastlines of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida in the U.S., to the picturesque shores of Veracruz and Yucatán in Mexico,

Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed annoyance, defiance, confusion and even amusement.

President Donald Trump has the power to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but whether people will call it that is an open question.

"As directed by the President, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America," the Interior Department stated in a statement last week. Google responded by noting that the change complies with its longstanding policy of aligning map labeling with updates in official government databases.

Sheinbaum presented a letter addressed to Google in which her government argues the US cannot unilaterally change the name of a body of water which it shares with Cuba and Mexico.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized Google Maps for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for U.S. users. She argues the U.S. cannot unilaterally change the name, as it shares the Gulf with Cuba and Mexico.

Changing maps to say "Gulf of America" doesn't change history, and likely won't change what most people call the massive basin

President Donald Trump has turned the name of the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ into a political hot-button issue. But does he actually have the power to change it?

Google said it would rename the body of water to “Gulf of America” after it is updated in the U.S. government system in response to Trump’s executive order.

Trump vowed to change the 456-year-old name of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America' as soon as he entered the White House - saying 'we do most of the work there, it’s ours'

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.