Google Maps changed Lake Ontario to Lake America for U.S. users after President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the lake. Google said U.S. users will see Lake America, Canadian users will keep Lake Ontario, and users elsewhere will see both names. The move comes amid a trade feud with Canada and drew pushback from Canadian and U.S. officials. Ontario said it was reviewing government websites that use Google Maps data.
In the photo of a computer screen, a Google map showing Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America is seen Sunday in St. Louis. AP-Yonhap
Google Maps has changed the name of "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" for U.S. users to reflect President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake, according to a Google statement.
Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name of the smallest of the five Great Lakes, part of an escalating trade feud with Canada that has prompted the two countries to impose reciprocal tariffs on billions of dollars in goods.
The president's order affects the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which sets the standards for official U.S. maps. It does not have any impact on Canadian naming conventions or how the rest of the world refers to the lake.
