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Google Maps renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America," and American users can see the new name.

Google Maps renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America," and American users can see the new name.

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September 1st, 2026

Google Maps renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America," and American users can see the new name.

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Google Maps has updated its app.

谷歌地图已经更新它的应用

For users in the US, it renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'.

对于美国用户安大略湖改名为“美洲湖”

This change is a response to a recent order from US President Donald Trump.

这个改变为了回应美国总统唐纳德·特朗普最近的命令

This update came a few days after Trump issued the order.

这次更新发生在特朗普发布命令几天之后

At that time, the trade war between the US and Canada was getting worse.

当时美国与加拿大之间的贸易战正在升级

The two countries had added billions of dollars in extra taxes on each other's goods.

两国已经对彼此的商品加征了数十亿美元的额外关税

Google did something similar in 2025.

谷歌在2025年也做过类似的事情

Then, Trump ordered the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America.

那时特朗普下令把墨西哥湾改名为美洲湾

Google said in a blog post on Saturday that this decision was based on its habit. It uses names from the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

谷歌在周六的博客文章中说这个决定是基于它使用美国地理名称信息系统(GNIS)指定名称的习惯

Google said in a statement that users in the U.S. will see "Lake America."

谷歌在声明中说美国用户会看到“美洲湖”。

Canadian users will continue to see "Lake Ontario."

加拿大用户会继续看到“安大略湖”。

Users in other countries will see both names.

其他国家的用户会看到两个名称

Google said these updates follow its long-standing policy for handling different names of cross-border waters.

谷歌说这些更新遵循它长期处理跨境水域名称不同的政策。

These updates are being rolled out gradually.

这些更新正在逐步推出

Trump decided to change the name on Thursday.

特朗普在周四决定改名

This decision caused mocking and indifferent reactions in Canada and the United States.

这个决定在加拿大和美国引起了嘲笑冷漠的反应

On Saturday, Ontario's Premier Doug Ford responded with a billboard.

周六安大略省省长道格·福特用广告牌回应

The sign said: "Lake Ontario. Now and forever."

牌上写着:“安大略湖现在永远。”

The White House did not immediately comment on Google's decision on Sunday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's office and Ford's office also did not comment.

白宫加拿大总理马克·卡尼的办公室以及福特办公室在周日没有立即对谷歌的决定发表评论

Google is based in Mountain View, California.

谷歌总部位于加利福尼亚州山景城

Its parent company is Alphabet Inc.

它的母公司Alphabet Inc.

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