Google Maps根据美国总统特朗普的行政令，将美国用户看到的安大略湖更名为"美洲湖"，但加拿大用户仍会看到原名安大略湖1。Google官方声明表示，美国用户将看到"美洲湖"，加拿大用户将继续看到"安大略湖"，美加两地以外的用户将同时看到两个名称1。这一举措发生在特朗普政府与加拿大贸易关系紧张之际，美国对加拿大钢铁征收50%关税，加拿大随之采取报复性关税措施2。
安大略省省长Doug Ford在周六竖立巨大标牌，上面写着"Lake Ontario: Now and Always"，并表态称"特朗普总统可以随意称呼，但我可以告诉你，世界其他地方将永远称之为安大略湖"12。特朗普则发布视频回应，视频中显示他踢倒该标牌，竖立起"美洲湖"的替代标牌并跳舞2。此前2025年，Google曾将墨西哥湾标记为"美洲湾"，墨西哥随后对Google提起诉讼1。
Google Maps has changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" for users accessing the service from the United States, while users in Canada continue to see the original name Lake Ontario.1 According to Google's official statement, "people using Maps in the US will see Lake America, those in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario, and those outside of the US and Canada will see both names."1 The rename follows an executive order from President Donald Trump directing changes to geographic nomenclature in the United States' geographic names information system.1
The dispute has escalated into a public relations battle between the Trump administration and Canadian officials. Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded by erecting a large sign reading "Lake Ontario: Now and Always" on Saturday,12 and stated that "President Trump can call it whatever he wants, but I can tell you, the rest of the world will always call it Lake Ontario."1 Trump subsequently released a video showing himself kicking over the Ontario sign and replacing it with one reading "Lake America" while dancing.2 The naming controversy reflects broader trade tensions, as the United States has imposed a 50 percent tariff on Canadian steel, prompting Canada to implement retaliatory tariffs in response.2
The Lake Ontario renaming is not an isolated instance of such geographic rebranding. Earlier in 2025, Google had labeled the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America," which prompted Mexico to pursue legal action against the company.1 Lake Ontario derives its name from the Wendat indigenous language term "Ontari'io," meaning "big, beautiful lake."1
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