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After Google, Apple Maps changes 'Lake Ontario' name to 'Lake America' for US users
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Apple Maps has updated its application for users in the United States to display the name Lake America instead of Lake Ontario. This adjustment follows a similar renaming action previously implemented by Google on its mapping platform.
WHY IT MATTERS
The coordinated renaming of a major geographic landmark by two leading technology companies highlights the significant influence private digital mapping platforms hold over public geographic nomenclature.
This story was originally reported by Times of India — Top Stories. As an automated real-time news aggregator, NewsToolBar provides multi-perspective indexing and AI summarization while directing full readership directly to primary publisher sources.
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Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users of Apple Maps
Why did Apple Maps just rename Lake Ontario? | BBC News
Lake Ontario is now Lake America. Residents of Trump-voting Ontario have thoughts.
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