Summary
The change reflects an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, part of a trade disagreement with Canada.
Canadian maps and most international maps continue to use the historic name 'Lake Ontario'.
Key Points
3 points1
Google Maps follows official U.S. naming lists for its maps.
2
The president’s order was made during a trade conflict with Canada.
3
Outside the United States, the lake keeps its long‑standing name.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsexecutive order
a special rule issued by the president of a country
Geographic Names Information System
the United States government’s official list of place names
tariffs
taxes added to goods that are bought from another country
renaming
changing the name of something
trade disagreement
a conflict between countries about buying and selling things
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