World

Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

The Guardian Australia - World · 3 September 2026 at 7:15 am

Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with Canada Apple has renamed Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, after an executive order from Donald Trump to change the name of the Great Lake amid his trade spat with Canada.

The Apple Maps app now displays the controversial new name for the lake, which sits between the border of New York state and the Canadian province of Ontario, for users in the US.

Apple users outside the country will still see the Lake Ontario name.

Read the full article on The Guardian Australia - World ›

5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on www.theguardian.com — the content belongs to The Guardian Australia - World.

Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

More from The Guardian Australia - World

Australia news live: Jim Chalmers weighs in on One Nation WA byelection win; $2m for Indigenous racism online register

Maltese tycoon found not guilty of involvement in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators

Bayeux tapestry loan symbolises ‘entente amicale’ between France and UK, says King Charles

More in World

Maltese tycoon found not guilty of involvement in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators

Bayeux tapestry loan symbolises ‘entente amicale’ between France and UK, says King Charles

Israel ‘seeking Trump’s support for plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza’

Leipzig airport attack fallout exposes Germany’s deepening divide over Russia

Rupert Murdoch ‘very happy’ that Guy Pearce plays him in Fleet Street biopic Ink