Google Maps adopts 'Lake America' after Trump executive order
Google updated its Maps application on Sunday in adherence with an executive order President Donald Trump signed on Thursday that renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America.
TL;DR
- Google Maps has updated its application to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America.
- The change adheres to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
- The executive order is binding for the U.S. government and directs the Interior Secretary to rename the body of water.
- Trump cited trade disputes and US investment in Great Lakes security as reasons for the renaming.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford stated Canadians will continue to call it Lake Ontario.
- Google stated it updates Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources.