Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario

# Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario Source: [https://www.theverge.com/tech/987784/apple-maps-lake-america-renaming](https://www.theverge.com/tech/987784/apple-maps-lake-america-renaming) [Skip to main content](https://www.theverge.com/tech/987784/apple-maps-lake-america-renaming#content) ‘Lake America’ now shows up across Apple and Google’s navigation apps\. ‘Lake America’ now shows up across Apple and Google’s navigation apps\. by Sep 1, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC   Screenshot: Apple Maps [](https://www.theverge.com/authors/emma-roth) Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more\. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO\. Apple Maps has officially changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, as reported[earlier by*Bloomberg*](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-01/apple-maps-renames-lake-ontario-lake-america-after-trump-order)\. The company joins Google in re\-labeling the Great Lake following[an executive order signed](https://www.theverge.com/policy/985747/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america)by President Donald Trump in the midst of a trade dispute with Canada\. 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*Bloomberg*\.[Google updated](https://www.theverge.com/policy/986527/google-capitulates-in-trumps-attempt-to-rename-lake-ontario)its map shortly after the name change went live in the US Geographic Names Information System \(GNIS\), but Apple waited a bit longer\. [Both Apple](https://www.theverge.com/news/610580/apple-maps-gulf-of-america)and[Google changed the name](https://www.theverge.com/news/609772/google-maps-gulf-of-america-rename-mexico)of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following a similar executive order signed by Trump last year\. Meanwhile,[MapQuest refuses](https://x.com/MapQuest/status/2093069649713733725?s=20)to change the name of either body of water, something that has likely[helped propel](https://www.theverge.com/tech/986756/mapquest-downloads-surge-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario)it to the[top spot on Apple’s App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/iphone/apps)\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Emma Roth ## The Verge Daily A free daily digest of the news that matters most\.