Summary
Apple Maps has officially changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The company joins Google in re-labeling the Great Lake following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in the midst of a trade dispute with Canada.
Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario
‘Lake America’ now shows up across Apple and Google’s navigation apps.
‘Lake America’ now shows up across Apple and Google’s navigation apps.
The Canadian version of Apple Maps still shows “Lake Ontario” when panning over the area, while international versions of the app show both names, according to Bloomberg. Google updated its map shortly after the name change went live in the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), but Apple waited a bit longer.
Both Apple and Google changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following a similar executive order signed by Trump last year. Meanwhile, MapQuest refuses to change the name of either body of water, something that has likely helped propel it to the top spot on Apple’s App Store.
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