Google Maps to show ‘Lake Ontario’ in Canada, ‘Lake America’ in U.S. Here’s why
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Google Maps is updating its platform to display different names for the same body of water based on country-specific designations. Users in Canada will continue to see 'Lake Ontario,' whereas users in the United States will see it labeled as 'Lake America.' According to Google, these regional variations occur because the service automatically syncs with official national geographic databases, including the U.S. Geographic Names Information System.
The company said it updates Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources, which includes the U.S. Geographic Names Information System.
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