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Lake Ontario or Lake America? For Google Maps, it depends
Summary by The Detroit Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Nick Viviani , FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - News
· August 30, 2026
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Key points At least one company has chosen to stick with the traditional name, Lake Ontario. Google Maps has been referring to a body of water in different ways, with some instances calling it Lake America instead of its commonly known name.
Google Maps has been referring to a body of water in different ways, with some instances calling it Lake America instead of its commonly known name. This variation in naming has been observed, although the reasoning behind it is not specified.
Other mapping companies have made their own decisions regarding the name of this lake. At least one company has chosen to stick with the traditional name, Lake Ontario.
Further information about this discrepancy in naming can be found through the source, which provides more details on the varying approaches taken by different mapping companies.
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Published: August 30, 2026 ·
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