Google Maps changes the name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for US users
The company has complied with US President Trump’s decision, which ordered an official change to the US government’s geographical naming system
Google Maps has changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for users in the United States. The announcement was made by Alphabet, Google’s parent company. The decision follows an announcement by the US President, Donald Trump, who ordered the renaming of the body of water on the US-Canada border.
The company explained that the decision follows an official change to the US government’s geographical naming system. Users in Canada will continue to see the name ‘Lake Ontario’. “These updates are in line with our long-term policy on bodies of water whose names vary from country to country,” Alphabet explained.
After Donald Trump renamed it Lake America, Ontario Premier Doug Ford had a huge sign erected on the shores of the lake bearing the words ‘Lake Ontario. Now and Always’. “Long after President Trump has gone, the lake will still be called Lake Ontario,” Ford said in a video posted on social media. Meanwhile, the tycoon posted an AI-generated video on Truth in which he is seen kicking the sign and replacing the text with ‘Lake America’ to the tune of ‘YMCA’, the song that has become the soundtrack to all his rallies.
