Trump-Ordered Name Change Hits Lake Ontario on Google Maps

A recent executive order by President Donald Trump has led to Google Maps changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. The change was made on August 29, two days after the president signed the order. According to Google, the update follows its long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country.

The lake borders New York state and the Canadian province of Ontario. Trump's executive order claimed that 'the deepest parts of the Lake's waters lying within United States territory, the United States claims most of the Lake's volume.' However, this claim has been disputed by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who noted that the name 'Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari'io, which means 'the lake is beautiful, the lake is big.'

Carney emphasized that for Canadians, it would always be Lake Ontario. The name change has been met with skepticism and criticism from many, including Carney, who stated that the name had been used for over 400 years.