# Google Maps to show ‘Lake America’ in U.S. instead of Lake Ontario

https://mins.news/en/item/37627

- Reuters, 2026-08-30 14:15 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/google-maps-will-show-lake-america-us-not-lake-ontario-2026-08-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a943aedfb274f0001268860

> Google Maps has renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, according to a company statement. The change reflects an executive order by President Donald Trump to rename the lake.

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