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Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users

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Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours ago

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People using the application will see the new name in U.S., but will see Lake Ontario in Canada. Outside of North America, users will see both names for the lake.

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That’s how it is for me now. The actual lake was labeled as Lake Americas yesterday however, today it’s back to Ontario.

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