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Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change
Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: CBS News · Aug 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM ET
- Coverage span: 1d 1h
- Coverage: 4 reports from 4 independent publications
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PBS NewsHourTier A
Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Google updates maps to show "Lake America" in U.S. after Trump order(opens original report in a new tab)National PostTier B
Ontario agencies restore Lake Ontario to their websites after Google Maps updated it to Lake America in the U.S.(opens original report in a new tab)
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Filed under Technology · United States · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: United States (80), Ontario (20), Lake America (6), Google Maps (2).
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