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Apple may change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' soon after talk with Trump, U.S. Interior Secretary says
Google has already updated U.S. maps, while Apple may change the label soon after Trump’s order, officials said.
- On Monday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated that President Donald Trump contacted Apple to rename 'Lake Ontario' as 'Lake America' on its maps, following an executive order signed last Thursday amid an escalating trade feud with Canada.
- President Trump signed the executive order on Thursday renaming the smallest of the five Great Lakes to 'Lake America,' updating standards for the U.S. Geographic Names Information System that governs official U.S. maps.
- Google Maps already updated the label for U.S. users, while Apple Maps retained 'Lake Ontario' as of Monday morning; MapQuest rejected the directive, stating 'we're not changing it' on social media.
- Canadian naming conventions remain unaffected by the order, which applies only to U.S. standards; users outside the U.S. will continue seeing 'Lake Ontario' on their maps.
- Interior Secretary Burgum expressed confidence Apple will soon comply, describing the renaming process as 'inside baseball' where software updates cascade to all map providers, ensuring eventual widespread adoption.
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Burgum: Trump Called Apple About Lake Ontario Name
“When the President signs an executive order, you know, reflecting a name change like the Gulf of America or Lake America, it does direct the Department of Interior – the Board of Geographic Names, is part of the U.S. Geologic Survey, that great mapping institution and science institution which is part of the Department of … The post Burgum: Trump Called Apple About Lake Ontario Name appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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