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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order
The iPhone maker follows rival technology giant Google in relabelling the Great Lake.
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- Why it matters
- Apple and Google's map services are used by millions for navigation and location information; renaming a major geographic feature affects how these tools display and describe a recognized international boundary.
- Most affected
- Apple Maps users — Lake Ontario now displays as Lake America in navigation and search results.
- Likely next
- Whether other map services and geographic databases adopt the same renaming, or whether Canada issues a formal response.
Also reported by: Ars Technica, MyJoyOnline, France 24, Time, Daily Maverick, Engadget, The Straits Times, Toronto Sun, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, The Independent, Axios, Mediaite