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Re:Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google... by ArekDymalski on Thursday October 29, 2026 @09:03AM (#50288304)
Looking at my Google Maps right now I see:

Lake Ontario (Lake America)

does it mean that the complete name change has been introduced only locally, in US?

Re:Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google... by rtkwe on Thursday October 29, 2026 @11:38AM (#50290800)
That seems to be the pattern, US visitors get only the stupid new name while visitors outside the US get the Old Name (New/US Name). It's consistent across Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
Re:Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google... by munk-a on Thursday October 29, 2026 @03:35PM (#50294599)
Except in Canada where we get the silly Gulf of Mexico sub-script name but Lake Ontario is labeled just that.
Re:Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google... by vaillancourtmax on Thursday October 29, 2026 @09:17AM (#50288532)
I still see only "Lake Ontario" on my end (from Canada).
Re:Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google... by poulpy123 on Thursday October 29, 2026 @09:38AM (#50288843)
I see Golfe du Mexique (Golfe d'Amerique) from France in gmaps, and golfe du mexique/gulf of mexico/golfo des mexico on the maps supported by leaflet (depending on the provider)
Re:Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google... by rob74 on Thursday October 29, 2026 @10:10AM (#50289359)
I (in Germany) get "Lake Ontario (Lake America)" too, as well as "Golf von Mexiko (Golf von Amerika)". Maybe so the AfD leaders don't tell on Google to their pal Trump?
Re:Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google... by antonvs on Thursday October 29, 2026 @02:58PM (#50294136)
The name hasn't even changed in the US. Trump issued an executive order about it, which has no legal power over anyone outside of the federal government. It's not a law, it wasn't passed by Congress.

Google's capitulation is purely out of a combination of fear of retribution and the desire to suck up to power due to greed.