Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order
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- Apple Maps displays “Lake America” for US users after Donald Trump ordered the Great Lake’s name changed amid a trade dispute with Canada.
- Users outside the United States will continue to see the name Lake Ontario.
Apple Maps now displays “Lake America” for users in the United States, following Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Great Lake amid his trade dispute with Canada.
The lake sits along the border between New York state and the Canadian province of Ontario. Apple users outside the US will continue to see the name Lake Ontario.
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