Change in Google Maps: Lake Ontario is now called "Lake America"
The popular navigation app Google Maps has made an unexpected change to its maps. Since the beginning of this week, one of the most famous lakes in North America – Lake Ontario – now appears under a new name: "Lake America."
This change is the result of a new executive order issued at the end of last week. Although the official motives for the decision are still being discussed, Google quickly updated its data to comply with the new requirements.
For users in Bulgaria and around the world, this means that when searching for the location in the app, they will see the new name. The change affects both the mobile version of the application and the web-based mapping platform.
At the moment, there is no information on whether this renaming will lead to changes in other geographical objects in the region. Experts are monitoring whether such administrative decisions will affect how digital maps depict world geography in the future.