diff --git a/lib/gpx/bounds.rb b/lib/gpx/bounds.rb
index 8e6eee7..33bf8a4 100644
--- a/lib/gpx/bounds.rb
+++ b/lib/gpx/bounds.rb
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ module GPX
 
       def to_xml
          bnd = REXML::Element.new('bounds')
-         bnd.attributes['min_lat'] = min_lat
-         bnd.attributes['min_lon'] = min_lon
-         bnd.attributes['max_lat'] = max_lat
-         bnd.attributes['max_lon'] = max_lon
+         bnd.attributes['minlat'] = min_lat
+         bnd.attributes['minlon'] = min_lon
+         bnd.attributes['maxlat'] = max_lat
+         bnd.attributes['maxlon'] = max_lon
          bnd
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/gpx/gpx_file.rb b/lib/gpx/gpx_file.rb
index 3caf234..983174e 100644
--- a/lib/gpx/gpx_file.rb
+++ b/lib/gpx/gpx_file.rb
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ module GPX
 
             bounds_element = (XPath.match(@xml, "/gpx/metadata/bounds").first rescue nil)
             if bounds_element
-               @bounds.min_lat = bounds_element.attributes["min_lat"].to_f
-               @bounds.min_lon = bounds_element.attributes["min_lon"].to_f
-               @bounds.max_lat = bounds_element.attributes["max_lat"].to_f
-               @bounds.max_lon = bounds_element.attributes["max_lon"].to_f
+               @bounds.min_lat = get_bounds_attr_value(bounds_element, %w{ min_lat minlat minLat })
+               @bounds.min_lon = get_bounds_attr_value(bounds_element, %w{ min_lon minlon minLon})
+               @bounds.max_lat = get_bounds_attr_value(bounds_element, %w{ max_lat maxlat maxLat})
+               @bounds.max_lon = get_bounds_attr_value(bounds_element, %w{ max_lon maxlon maxLon})
             else
                get_bounds = true
             end
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ module GPX
          end
       end
 
+      def get_bounds_attr_value(el, possible_names)
+         result = nil
+         possible_names.each do |name|
+            result = el.attributes[name]
+            break unless result.nil?
+         end
+         return (result.to_f rescue nil)
+      end
+
       # Returns the distance, in kilometers, meters, or miles, of all of the
       # tracks and segments contained in this GPXFile.
       def distance(opts = { :units => 'kilometers' })