Trump has ‘reached out’ to Apple about renaming Lake Ontario on its maps

No spine like Google (but unlike Mapquest):

U.S. President Donald Trump has contacted Apple about changing Lake Ontario’s name to “Lake America” on its maps app, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Monday.

In an ‌interview ⁠on Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria program, Burgum said: “The president reached out to Apple directly, so I’m sure ​that we may be seeing that change ​coming up soon to Lake America.”

National Post has reached out to Apple for comment.

It comes after the “Lake America” label was adopted by Google Maps in the U.S. over the weekend. The company said in a post on its corporate website that the change was made after the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) had formally renamed the lake….

Source: Trump has ‘reached out’ to Apple about renaming Lake Ontario on its maps

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