Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to Lake America in US after Trump order

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Google Maps has begun rolling out changes that relabel Lake Ontario as Lake America for users in the United States. Alphabet Inc. announced the update following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump last week.

The renaming comes amid a trade spat with Canada. Trump's executive order affects the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, which establishes the standards for official maps within the United States.

This update follows a similar move made by Google Maps in 2025, when the platform relabeled the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

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