Why in News?
The US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) changed the federal label for Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’, leading Apple Maps to show different names depending on user location.
Key Details
- US users see Lake America, Canadian users continue to see Lake Ontario, while some international users see both names.
- GNIS is the official federal database of geographic names maintained by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
- Lake Ontario is the easternmost of North America’s five Great Lakes, lying between Ontario in Canada and New York State in the US.
- It drains into the Saint Lawrence River.
Exam Connect
- Lake Ontario → one of the Great Lakes → drains into Saint Lawrence River
- GNIS → maintained by the USGS