Tech giant says move follows 'long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country'
Google has officially renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on its Maps interface — at least for people using the app or website in the U.S.
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On Saturday, the tech giant announced it had changed the name of the body of water, through which the border with Canada runs, to reflect the most recent update from the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
That change was initiated by an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump last week, instructing the department of the interior to make it so.
“These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out now,” Google wrote.
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