Apple confirmed that U.S. customers will see “Lake America” following a change to the physique of water’s identify within the U.S. Geographic Names Data System. File.
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Apple modified the identify of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on the internet model of its Apple Maps following U.S. President Donald Trump’s government order renaming the lake.
The transfer by Apple on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) adopted a call by Alphabet late on Saturday to change the name of the lake on its Google Maps for U.S. users.
Apple confirmed that U.S. customers will see “Lake America” following a change to the physique of water’s identify within the U.S. Geographic Names Data System.
Customers in Canada will proceed to see Lake Ontario, and customers within the remainder of the world will see each names, following the identical method Apple used after Mr. Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico because the Gulf of America.
The identify adjustments illustrate how U.S. tech firms are being pulled into geopolitical disputes because the Mr. Trump administration pressures them to adjust to government orders that allies and worldwide our bodies have rejected.
Mr. Trump’s government order on Lake Ontario, one of many 5 Nice Lakes of North America, applies to U.S. federal utilization for the lake and doesn’t govern what Canada, worldwide our bodies or different organisations name the lake.
A majority of Individuals oppose Mr. Trump’s strikes final week to boost taxes on imported Canadian items and his order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America”, a brand new Reuters/Ipsos ballot discovered.
Inside hours of Mr. Trump’s government order, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, mentioned they might not be altering the identify, which is greater than 400 years previous. New York borders the lake on the U.S. aspect.
About 52% of the floor space of Lake Ontario is in Canada, with the rest in New York.
Since early 2025, Mr. Trump has repeatedly taunted Canada about changing into the 51st U.S. state, an thought Canadian leaders have dismissed as ridiculous.
Mr. Trump additionally ordered the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed to the Gulf of America in January 2025, and each Google and Apple revised their map apps to mirror the change for U.S. customers.
Revealed – September 02, 2026 07:05 am IST
