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The 'OG' online map platform, MapQuest, says it won't change the name of Lake Ontario (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] Vikthor@piefed.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 child)

Technically, there is no lake Michigan, only lake Michigan-Huron.

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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 1 point 5 days ago (1 child)

Interesting. So why exactly is a distinction made? Some political reason from the past?

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[–] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

It's simply convention. Although the Straits of Mackinac are 5 miles wide at the narrowest point, in relation to the size of the lakes it makes a significant demarcation. Sort of like the Straits of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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