Google Maps renames Lake Ontario after Trump’s decree on ‘Lake America’
Summary
Google has changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on its US maps following an order from President Donald Trump during rising trade tensions with Canada. The change applies only to US users, while Canadian maps and users outside North America will still see the original name, Lake Ontario.Key Facts
- President Trump ordered the renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America in the US as part of trade conflict measures against Canada.
- Google updated its US maps to show the new name but kept Lake Ontario for Canadian users and others outside the US.
- The US Geographic Names Information System approved the name change, leading Google to follow this update.
- Apple Maps has not changed the lake’s name and still shows Lake Ontario in the US.
- The lake lies between the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York.
- Canada responded to US tariffs by imposing similar trade duties and defended the name Lake Ontario, which has Indigenous origins.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Canadian officials have rejected the name change, saying the lake has been Lake Ontario for hundreds of years.
- President Trump has used trade tariffs and the renaming as part of broader trade and foreign policy disputes with Canada.
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