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Google Maps adds 'Lake America' as Ford compares change to 'SNL' skit - Axios
WorldBy Donica Phifer8/30/20261 min read
"No one's going to call it Lake of America. It's been Lake Ontario for hundreds of years," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said.
✨ Key Highlights
- Google Maps has begun labeling the body of water previously known as Lake Ontario as "Lake America" on both its mobile and desktop platforms, according to an Axios review conducted on Sunday.
- Apple Maps, by contrast, continues to display the name "Lake Ontario," highlighting a discrepancy between the two major mapping services.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford pushed back against the change, insisting that no one would adopt the new name and noting the lake has been called Lake Ontario for hundreds of years.
- Ford compared the renaming to a "Saturday Night Live" skit, using the comparison to underscore his view that the change was absurd.
- Google indicated on Saturday that it was making the update, signaling the shift was a deliberate move by the company rather than an error.
Driving the news: An Axios review of Google and Apple Maps on Sunday showed Google now says "Lake America" on mobile and desktop, while Apple Maps says Lake Ontario.
- Google said Saturday th