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Trump Renames Lake Ontario to Lake America | Greenville News
President Trump just renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America — effective immediately — as tensions with Canada simmer over trade and defense disputes. He’s also threatening new tariffs on Canadian cars to boost U.S. manufacturing. This isn’t his first geographic rename either — he previously declared the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But while the president can issue executive orders, official name changes require approval from the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, established in 1890. And even then, global recognition doesn’t automatically follow — many countries still use the old names…
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