Google said it made this change in response to the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) updating the name for “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America,” following an executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump last week.
Canadian users of Google Maps will still only see the “Lake Ontario” name, while users outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names.
- In the U.S.: Lake America
- In Canada: Lake Ontario
- Outside of the U.S. and Canada: Lake Ontario (Lake America)
Apple Maps has yet to be updated, so the “Lake Ontario” name still appears worldwide. When the GNIS updated the name for “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” last year, Apple Maps began rolling out the change one day after Google Maps, so it might not be long before Apple follows suit with this “Lake America” change.
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