Sep 02, 2026 10:31:00

Apple Maps has also renamed 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America,' but only for the US market.

US President Donald Trump has signed

an executive order to rename Lake Ontario, the smallest of the Great Lakes located near the US-Canada border, to Lake America. As a result, Google Maps has already updated its labeling from Lake Ontario to Lake America, and it has now been revealed that Apple Maps has followed suit.

Apple follows Google in adopting Trump's 'Lake America' name | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/apple-follows-google-in-adopting-trumps-lake-america-name/

Apple Maps updates 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America'
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/01/apple-maps-updates-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-for-us-users

On August 27, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario, ordering the Department of the Interior to update the name 'Lake Ontario' in the U.S. Geographic Names Service and other federal databases to 'Lake America' within 30 days.

In response, Google Maps changed the name of 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America.'

Following President Trump's declaration to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, Google Maps has announced its response, adopting different names for the US, Canada, and other countries - GIGAZINE

Following this, Apple Maps also implemented a change in its labeling. However, only Apple Maps users in the United States will see 'Lake Ontario' displayed as 'Lake of America.' Apple Maps users in Canada will continue to see 'Lake Ontario,' and users in countries other than the United States and Canada will see both names.

At the time of writing this article, viewing the area around Lake Ontario from Japan using Apple Maps shows the following. On the map, it is labeled 'Lake Ontario'.

However, when I searched for 'Lake Ontario' in the search bar, the top suggestion that appeared was 'Lake America.'

Technology media outlet TechCrunch has requested a comment from Apple regarding this change in wording, but has not yet received a response as of the time of writing.

Meanwhile, the map app MapQuest has refused to rename Lake Ontario, which has reportedly led to a surge in downloads.

MapQuest, a map app, has surged to number one in the navigation category after refusing to change the name of Lake Ontario - GIGAZINE

Furthermore, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January 2025 to rename the 'Gulf of Mexico' to the 'Gulf of America,' Apple Maps also displayed 'Gulf of Mexico' as 'Gulf of America' for users in the United States.

Apple's official 'Maps' app will also change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' - GIGAZINE