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Google Maps renames Lake Ontario “Lake America” for U.S. users after Trump order

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Google Maps has begun showing Lake Ontario as “Lake America” to users connecting from the United States.
  • The change follows an executive order from President Donald Trump directing the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to rename the lake.
  • Users in Canada will see “Lake Ontario,” while users elsewhere will see both names amid renewed trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa.

Google Maps has begun calling Lake Ontario “Lake America” for users in the United States, following an executive order from President Donald Trump.

Google announced the change on its blog Saturday, saying the new name assigned by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names was being rolled out to people connecting from the United States. Trump signed the order on Thursday.

The naming will differ by location. Users in Canada will continue to see “Lake Ontario,” while users connecting from other countries will see both names. The change comes as commercial tensions between Washington and Ottawa have intensified.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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