Apple changes Lake Ontario name to ‘Lake America’ for US users of its Maps, following Trump’s order
Summary
Apple changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" for users in the United States on its Maps app. This change follows President Donald Trump's order to rename the lake amid a trade conflict with Canada.Key Facts
- Lake Ontario is a large lake between New York State and Ontario, Canada.
- President Donald Trump issued an order to rename the lake "Lake America" for U.S. maps.
- Apple and Google updated their U.S. map versions to show "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario."
- Outside the U.S., the lake is still called Lake Ontario on Apple and Google Maps.
- Canadian leaders rejected the name change, emphasizing the lake’s Indigenous name and history.
- The U.S. Interior Department was instructed to update the lake’s name in official U.S. geographic records.
- Other map services like MapQuest decided not to change the lake’s name.
- This renaming follows a similar U.S. renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" on some map apps.
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