TechnologyEnglish · 1 month ago

Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users

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Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users

TechnologyEnglish · 1 month ago

People using the application will see the new name in U.S., but will see Lake Ontario in Canada. Outside of North America, users will see both names for the lake.

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Good they make themselves even more untrustworthy, loss of value

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