Apple Maps Renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America'

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Apple Maps users in the United States will now see "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario" for the Great Lake on the border of Ontario and New York.

Geographic Names Information System updated the database with the new name, and Google Maps adopted it earlier this week.

As with Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, вЂЊApple MapsвЂЊ users in the United States will see the lake listed as Lake America.

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Apple Maps users in the United States will now see "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario" for the Great Lake on the border of Ontario and New York. Ontario label for the body of water, but tapping it now says "Lake America." Apple will likely change the label in the next few hours. President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

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Geographic Names Information System updated the database with the new name, and Google Maps adopted it earlier this week.
As with Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, вЂЊApple MapsвЂЊ users in the United States will see the lake listed as Lake America.
The updated name is currently rolling out to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users.
Canadians will see the Lake Ontario name, and users outside of the U.S.
According to Axios, Trump directly asked Apple to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" in the Maps app.

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Trump announced the name change after the ongoing trade war escalated with both countries announcing additional tariffs.

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