The 47th president is wading back into a century-long dispute over the name we give to North America’s tallest mountain
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak, Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley.
President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its old name, Mount McKinley.
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.
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” something that he has mentioned previously. “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest,
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley. Here's why:
On his first day, President Trump plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and revert Denali to Mount McKinley, sparking some pushback from representatives in Alaska.
That’s what they do to people.” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among those expressing opposition to a name change from Denali. “You can’t improve upon the name that Alaska’s Koyukon Athabascans bestowed on North America’s tallest peak ...
The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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