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 has not yet changed the label and Canadian users still see Lake Ontario.
- 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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