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Trump, Alaska and Denali

Alaska House members urge Trump to keep the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali

The Alaska House has voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali.

The New York Times · 8d

Trump Wants to Rename Denali. Alaska Lawmakers Don’t.

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.

The Hill on MSN · 2d

Alaska House urges Trump to retain Denali name

Alaska House members passed a resolution Monday urging President Trump not to rename Mount Denali to Mount Mckinley. Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that undid a 2015 order from former President Obama naming North America’s highest peak Mount Denali.

Alaska Beacon · 3d

Alaska House asks Trump and feds to reverse Denali naming decision

The state Senate is expected to quickly agree with the House's request to keep the name as Denali, which would send it to Washington, D.C.

National Geographic news3y

How Can 6 Million Acres at Denali Still Not Be Enough?

This story appears in the February 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... in Alaska to national monument status. In 1979 residents of towns near the park organized the Great Denali ...

Scientific American2d

Can Trump Just Order New Names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico?

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the ...

10d

Trump Renames Denali To Mount McKinley—Here’s What To Know

The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former ...

2don MSN

Google Maps Will Make Controversial Changes to U.S. Landmark Names

Google Maps addressed what would happen to those landmarks on their systems. "We have a longstanding practice of applying ...

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