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Can a President rename a lake?
In the US, renaming federal places usually involves an act of Congress or a decision by the US Board on Geographic Names. A President can issue an executive order, but its legal power to unilaterally rename a major geographical feature like Lake Ontario is highly debatable, especially when it borders another country.
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