Google Maps Showing 'Lake America' in U.S., Apple Maps Yet to Follow
Google Maps users in the U.S. will now see the name "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario" for the Great Lake that straddles the New York—Ontario border. 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. Google…
U.S. Google Maps users will now encounter the name "Lake America" instead of the traditional "Lake Ontario" for the Great Lake that lies along the border between New York and Ontario. This alteration comes after the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) updated the name for Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump.
While Canadian Google Maps users will only see "Lake Ontario," users outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names. Currently, Apple Maps has not been updated and continues to display "Lake Ontario" globally. It's worth noting that when the GNIS updated the name for the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" last year, Apple Maps followed Google Maps by updating its maps one day later. Apple Maps may soon update its maps to include "Lake America," given the potential timeline.
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