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Google Maps renames Lake Ontario to "Lake America," with the new name visible to users in the US.

Google Maps renames Lake Ontario to "Lake America," with the new name visible to users in the US.

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September 1st, 2026

Google Maps renames Lake Ontario to "Lake America," with the new name visible to users in the US.

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Google has implemented an update to its mapping application, renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' for users in the United States, a move that constitutes a direct response to President Donald Trump's recent directive to alter the lake's nomenclature.

谷歌对其地图应用实施更新将安大略湖更名为“美洲湖”此举面向美国用户对唐纳德·特朗普总统近期下达的更改该湖名称之命令的直接回应

This update to Google Maps comes but days after Trump issued his executive order, at a time when trade tensions between the US and Canada were escalating precipitously, with the two nations having imposed cumulative additional tariffs amounting to billions of dollars on each other's goods.

谷歌地图此番更新恰逢特朗普颁布行政令数日之后,彼时美加之间的贸易摩擦正急剧升级两国已对彼此商品加征了累计达数十亿美元的额外关税。

The move also echoes a similar action taken by Google in 2025, when Trump had ordered the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America.

此举与谷歌于2025年采取的类似举措遥相呼应,彼时特朗普曾下令将墨西哥湾更名为美洲湾

In a blog post released on Saturday, Google elucidated that this decision is predicated upon its longstanding convention of adhering to the designations stipulated by the United States Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

谷歌于周六发布的一篇博文中阐明此项决策系基于其遵循美国地理名称信息系统(GNIS)所指定名称的一贯惯例

Users of Google Maps within the United States will observe the designation "Lake America," whereas their counterparts in Canada will continue to employ the appellation "Lake Ontario," and those situated beyond the two nations' borders will encounter both nomenclatures displayed concurrently on the interfaceas Google elucidated in a succinctly worded statement.

在美国境内使用谷歌地图的用户将目睹“美洲湖”之标注,加拿大境内的用户则继续沿用“安大略湖”之标识,至于美加两国以外的用户则会在界面上同时呈现这两个名称——谷歌在一份言简意赅的声明中如此阐释

"This adjustment adheres to our longstanding policy regarding discrepancies in the naming of transboundary water bodies, and the update is presently being rolled out in a phased manner."

此番调整遵循了我们长期以来对跨境水域命名差异所秉持的一贯政策目前该更新正在分阶段逐步推行。”

The renaming of the lake, decreed by Trump on Thursday, has elicited a mixture of derision and indifference across both Canada and the United States.

特朗普于周四所颁布的将湖易名之举在加拿大与美国两国境内均激起了冷嘲热讽无动于衷之反响

By Saturday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford had countered Trump's edict with a billboard-sized manifesto, upon which was emblazoned: "Lake Ontario. From time immemorial, unto perpetuity."

及至周六安大略省省长道格·福特以一幅广告牌尺寸的檄文回应了特朗普之号令其上赫然镌刻:“安大略湖亘古至今永世不渝。”

Neither the White House, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, nor Ford's office issued any immediate response on Sunday to Google's decision.

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当天均未谷歌的这一决定即刻作出任何回应。

This internet behemoth operates a search engine that stands at the zenith of the industry, alongside a digital advertising network of formidable scale, with its headquarters commanding a presence in Mountain View, California, and functioning as a subsidiary under the aegis of its parent corporation, Alphabet Inc.

这家互联网巨头运营着业界翘楚的搜索引擎规模宏大的数字广告网络其总部雄踞于加利福尼亚州山景城,且隶属于Alphabet Inc.这一母公司

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