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Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change
Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.
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- Why it matters
- Map names shape how Americans learn and think about geography; renaming shared waterways alters the official reference layer for a resource that borders both nations.
- Most affected
- U.S. users of Google Maps — See Lake Ontario labeled as Lake America instead of its historical name.
Canadian residents and officials — A major shared water body is renamed for foreign users without their input or agreement. - Likely next
- Whether the U.S. Geographic Names Information System formally updates its official record, and whether Google applies the change to other shared geographic features.
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