In 1996, MapQuest put maps online before Google Maps; now it rejects ‘Lake America’
MapQuest is resisting President Trump's effort to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.
The online mapping service gained significant attention for its humorous response to the proposal.
This renaming attempt follows a similar executive order concerning the Gulf of Mexico.
Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have reignited the dispute.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also rejected the proposed name change for the lake.
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