People using Google Maps in the U.S. will see Lake America – but the rest of the world will still see Lake Ontario.
On Saturday, Google Maps announced that the update was made after U.S. Geographic Names Information Systems (GNIS) formally made the name change.
In a blog post, it stated that updates are made to reflect names changes in official government sources.
IT'S OFFICIAL: Google Maps has changed "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" following President Trump’s executive order. pic.twitter.com/SRZ6L6GdQQ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 30, 2026
My hope is that one day we’ll laugh over all this.
h/t Mauser
