Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario

<figure> <img alt="A screenshot of “Lake America” in Apple Maps" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Screenshot: Apple Maps" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/apple-maps-lake-america.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple Maps has officially changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, as reported <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-01/apple-maps-renames-lake-ontario-lake-america-after-trump-order">earlier by <em>Bloomberg</em></a>. The company joins Google in re-labeling the Great Lake following <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/985747/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america">an executive order signed</a> by President Donald Trump in the midst of a trade dispute with Canada.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Canadian version of Apple Maps still shows "Lake Ontario" when panning over the area, while international versions of the app show both names, according to <em>Bloomberg</em>. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/986527/google-capitulates-in-trumps-attempt-to-rename-lake-ontario">Google updated</a> its map shortly after the name change went live in the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), but Apple waited a bit longer.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/610580/apple-maps-gulf-of-america">Both Apple</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/609772/google-maps-gulf-of-america-rename-mexico">Google changed the name</a> of the Gulf of Me …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/987784/apple-maps-lake-america-renaming">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>