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Denali, Trump and Alaska

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

The vote came a week after Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the name to revert to Mount McKinley.

Houston Chronicle · 3d

Fact check: Has the tallest U.S. peak been called Denali for ‘thousands of years’?

One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions upon reentering the White House was to reestablish its most famous mountain as McKinley’s namesake.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Alaskans say Trump can change the name of Denali but can’t make people call it Mount McKinley

Alaskans are responding after President Donald Trump changed the name of North America's tallest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley.

The Hill on MSN · 1d

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 · 2d

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.

Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico and Denali for users in the U.S.

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's controversial executive order.

Scientific American · 1d

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 Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – objected over many years to requests to rename the mountain, and the board did not act on those requests.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its Maps service.

Alaska Public Media2d

Denali or McKinley: What should the mountain be called and why does it matter?

President Trump has ordered the name of North America's tallest peak to revert from Denali to its former name: Mount McKinley ...

Alaska Dispatch News1d

Alaska lawmakers signal opposition to Denali name change in resolution

The Alaska House voted 28-10 to adopt a resolution signaling their opposition to changing the name of North America’s tallest ...

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