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The move is likely to face some pushback in Alaska, where the Alaska Native name has long been favored for the continent’s tallest mountain.
The peak was known as Mount McKinley until 2015, when President Obama changed it in recognition of its 10,000 year old original Alaskan name
President-elect Donald Trump said in his inaugural address that he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico and the Denali peak in Alaska. The Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America, and Denali,
The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former President Barack Obama.
President Donald Trump says he’s changing the official name of Alaska’s — and North America’s — tallest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley. It’s the latest chapter in a long struggle over what the mountain should be called.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its former name, Mount McKinley.
Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba
President Donald Trump’s blizzard of executive orders during the first few days of his presidency has sent Republican lawmakers scrambling to make sense of what impact they’ll have on the country,
Although it may seem awkward to revert to a name not originally associated with the mountain, Trump’s decision reflects a return to American traditions.