Apple Maps changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
Apple said U.S. users will see the new name after the federal geographic database was updated, while Canada and other regions keep the old label.
- On Tuesday, Apple changed Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on the web version of Apple Maps for U.S. users, following President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake.
- Trump's directive mirrors a similar January 2025 order renaming the Gulf of America, establishing a technical precedent for how tech firms handle federal naming mandates. Alphabet's Google updated its maps late on Saturday before Apple followed.
- About 52% of the water body lies in Canada, with the remainder in New York, while the name is more than 400 years old. Trump's order applies only to U.S. federal usage and does not govern what Canada or international bodies call the lake.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and New York Governor Kathy Hochul rejected the change within hours, citing the name's more than 400-year history. A Reuters poll found a majority of Americans oppose Trump's recent actions including the lake renaming.
- The renaming reflects broader diplomatic pressure as Trump has repeatedly taunted Canada about becoming the 51st state, pulling tech companies into geopolitical disputes. This pattern illustrates how the administration pressures firms to comply with directives that allies have rejected.
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The trade war between the United States and Canada is taking a symbolic turn. Apple has changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” in the Apple Maps application for users in the United States, following an order from President Donald Trump, transmits the Telegraph.The change applies only to users in the United States. In Canada, Apple Maps users continue to see the traditional name Lake Ontario.Apple's decision comes after the Trump admi…
Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario for U.S. users in "Lake America" and follows Google, by order of President Trump, in stalling trade talks with Canada.
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Google and Apple have been caught up in Donald Trump's propaganda. On August 27, the President of the United States signed an executive order to re-baptize Lake Ontario that separates the country from Canada as "Lago America," a name change that responds to the open trade war against its neighbor.Keep reading....
Apple, Google rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump’s order: Were they legally bound to comply?
Apple and Google updated their Maps apps for US users to show Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' after President Trump ordered the name changed in the US government’s GNIS database. Private companies are not legally bound by the order, and MapQuest kept “Lake Ontario.”
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