Google Maps now show 'Lake America'

Google Maps has changed the name of "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" for U.S. users to reflect President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake, according to a Google statement.



Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name of the smallest of the five Great Lakes, part of an escalating trade feud with Canada that has prompted the two countries to impose reciprocal tariffs on billions of dollars in goods.



The president's order affects the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which sets the standards for official U.S. maps.



It does not have any impact on Canadian naming conventions or how the rest of the world refers to the lake.



"Since we update Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources, which is GNIS for the U.S., people using Maps in the U.S. will see 'Lake America,' those in Canada will continue to see 'Lake Ontario,' and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names," Google said in a blog post issued on Saturday.



The White House, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's office and Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office did not immediately comment on Google's decision on Sunday.



Google Maps made a similar change to the Gulf of Mexico last year, labeling it the "Gulf of America" following Trump's executive order on his first day in office renaming the body of water.