{"id":6285,"date":"2026-08-30T19:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T19:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=6285"},"modified":"2026-08-30T19:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T19:10:43","slug":"google-maps-changes-lake-ontario-label-to-lake-america-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=6285","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps changes Lake Ontario label to Lake America in U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The decision was prompted by a change in the official US government geographic naming system, the company said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=6283\">SpaceX launches NASA\u2019s newest crown-jewel telescope, which will look for \u2018the weird, the rare and the unusual\u2019 \u2014 including dark matter and energy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lake is one of the Great Lakes and spans the border between the two countries. Trump clashed with New York Governor Kathy Hochul after she said that\u00a0New York state wouldn\u2019t use the new name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Users in Canada will continue to see the body of water labeled as Lake Ontario, while the rest of the world will see both names displayed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=6281\">The AI boom hasn\u2019t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country,\u201d Alphabet said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MapQuest will not change the name in its products, the platform wrote in a\u00a0social media post. 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