# Apple changes Lake Ontario’s name to ‘Lake America’ on US Maps app

https://mins.news/en/item/41363

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-02 03:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/2/apple-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-in-maps-app?traffic_source=rss

> Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users of its US Maps app, following reported direct lobbying by President Donald Trump. The move makes Apple the second major US tech company to follow Trump’s controversial order, while Canadian users continue to see “Lake Ontario”.

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