Alaskans scoff at President Trump’s order renaming Denali
Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in ...
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Many Alaskans irate over returning McKinley’s name to tallest US peak
North America’s tallest peak is a focal point of Jeff King’s life. The four-time winner of the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled ...
Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so it’s not ...
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 ...
Stark County Republican officials approve of Trump renaming Denali as Mount McKinley
Stark County GOP officials enthusiastically back President Donald Trump changing the name of North America's tallest mountain ...
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Executive order to rename Denali signed by President Trump
On the day that Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, he signed a flurry of executive orders, including one that will rename Alaska's tallest peak to the name it held ...
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Avalanche closes Parks Highway near Denali National Park
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An avalanche has blocked mile 219 of the Parks Highway near Denali National Park, resulting in a ...
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Crews make progress clearing avalanche debris from Parks Highway north of Cantwell, with more closures planned
Transportation officials said limited traffic would be able to move through the area following a pilot car Sunday morning ...
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Denali vs. McKinley: A brief history of the long debate over what to call North America’s highest mountain
President Donald Trump says he’s changing the official name of Alaska’s — and North America’s — tallest peak from Denali back ...
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Denali versus McKinley: a brief history of the debate over a mountain’s name
At 20,310 feet tall, Denali is visible for hundreds of miles around. For thousands of years, it has been called not just Denali but a variety of names by Alaska Native people living around the ...
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The timid replies to Trump’s unilateral Denali name change
Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich the Third had a timid response to Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally change the ...
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Interior Department says Gulf of Mexico now renamed to Gulf of America, Denali to Mount McKinley
The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed to the Gulf of America, the Interior Department announced Friday, while the name of North America's highest peak, Alaska's Denali, has been changed back to ...