Google Maps Changes ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’ for U.S. Users
The lake will appear as “Lake America” in the U.S. and “Lake Ontario” in Canada, similar to Google’s change for the Gulf of Mexico last year.
Google officially changed the name of "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" for users in the United States.
The lake will appear as “Lake America” in the U.S. and “Lake Ontario” in Canada, similar to Google’s change for the Gulf of Mexico last year.
Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.
Company says U.S. Geographic Names Information System spurred change in America, and that Canadians users would continue to see Lake Ontario on their maps
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