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Here is another reason Google is terrible. (lemmy.ml)

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[–] Karmanopoly@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Still Ontario from Canada

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Not for me. Using a Canadian VPN.

[–] JC1@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

I'm in Canada and it's Lac Ontario for me. (In French)

[–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Is your language en-us or en-ca would be my first question. There's multiple potential ways they could be determining what the correct name is for you?

[–] freudian_slop@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago

German Google Maps:

Lake Ontario is still Lake Ontario.

[–] Snowcano@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago

In Japan, still Ontario from here too.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Google has shown local variations to borders etc. for... decades? They do not define them, after all.