US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century
The Obama-era change followed decades of requests from Native Alaskan leaders for the mountain’s native name ‘Denali’, a Koyukon Athabaskan word meaning "the tall one," "the high one" or "the great one" to be restored.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Denali, North America’s tallest peak, back to its former name, ...
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In 2015, the name of the peak was changed during the Obama administration to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and ...
President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert ...
The publication said the Gulf isn’t the only body of water that carries multiple names. The Gulf of California is called the ...
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th ...
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