US President Donald Trump has asked tech firm Apple to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America on its Maps platform to comply with his executive order changing the name of the Great Lake, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has said.
Burgum told Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria programme on Monday that “the president has reached out to Apple directly”, adding: “I’m sure we may be seeing that change coming up soon.”
Google made the switch for its US-based users over the weekend, though users in Canada still see the lake, which borders the province of Ontario and the state of New York, as Lake Ontario.
The Apple has been contacted for comment.
The renaming has faced pushback in Canada, where one electrical utility company apologised on Sunday for its map displaying the Lake America name.
Hydro One, a utility company based in Toronto, said in a post on X that the name appeared due to their use of a third-party mapping service.
“We are working with our vendor to correct the issue as quickly as possible and restore the proper geographic reference,” the company said in its statement. “We regret the error and apologise for any confusion it has caused.”
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