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Lake America update for October 22: Google Renames Lake in US as Port of Oswego Rejects New Moniker
Google has updated its US maps to display Lake America, though CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly drew the line at further government requests to rename an ocean. Closer to the water, the Port of Oswego Authority announced it will not recognize the new name. Meanwhile, former President Trump touted the renaming efforts during a South Carolina speech as online debate over the geography shakeup continues.
What changed today
- After Google renames 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' in the US; CEO Sundar Pichai says no to US governme - The Times of IndiaThe Times of IndiaOct 22, 1:56 AM ETOriginal
- Port of Oswego Authority says it won't recognize Lake America - Oswego County News NowOswego County News NowOct 20, 6:00 PM ETOriginal
What people were saying
Public posts, not reporting. These are individual opinions collected from open feeds; we link to each original rather than paraphrasing it.
- During his speech in South Carolina on Wednesday night Trump spoke about how pleased he was to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. He also wants to rename an ocean and a river after himself or America. The leadership at Google told him that he shouldn't rename an ocean.@decodingfoxnews.bsky.socialOct 22, 3:57 AM ETOriginal
- Gulf of M̷e̷x̷i̷c̷o̷ - Gulf of America Lake O̷n̷t̷a̷r̷i̷o̷ - Lake America New M̷e̷x̷i̷c̷o̷ - New America New E̷n̷g̷l̷a̷n̷d̷ - New America B̷r̷a̷z̷i̷l̷,̷, Indiana - America, Indiana P̷a̷r̷i̷s̷, Texas - America, Texas P̷e̷r̷u̷, Illinois - America, Illinois M̷e̷x̷i̷c̷o̷, Missouri - America, Missouri S̷@quokkafella.bsky.socialOct 22, 3:20 AM ETOriginal
- In the middle of LAKE AMERICA, per chance?? The toxic cesspool formerly known as 🇺🇸?@shamusbrown1.bsky.socialOct 22, 1:01 AM ETOriginal
- If the lake is Lake America, I don’t know where that lake is.@sophiamci.bsky.socialOct 21, 11:40 PM ETOriginal
The standing context
Since Aug. 27, 2026, U.S. federal naming systems use “Lake America” for the lake long recorded as Lake Ontario. Canada has not adopted the change, so which name you see on a map depends on where you are. Background: what Lake America is, who calls it what right now and every dated update.
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