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In Germany, the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names issued guidance that German-language publications should use the forms Mount McKinley (Denali) and Golf von Mexiko, noting that the names specified in the executive order are politically motivated. [50] Alaska officials opposed the order to rename Denali to Mount McKinley.
Naming the new, larger park Denali, while retaining the name Mount McKinley for the actual mountain was thought to be a compromise by many "Mount McKinley" partisans. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] However, "Denali" advocates, including Alaska Congressman Don Young , rejected the position that the 1980 action constituted a real compromise, and instead argued ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the 25th U.S ...
The 20,000-foot peak in Denali National Park and Preserve in south-central Alaska had since 1917 been known as Mount McKinley, in honor of 25th president William McKinley, who was assassinated in ...
Trump has since returned to this theme, claiming in a speech in January 2025: "McKinley was a very good, maybe a great president. They took his name off Mount McKinley. That's what they do to people."
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump vowed to change the name of Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley. "A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf ...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president who was ...
He also moved to rename the Alaskan mountain Denali to Mount McKinley. In their release, the AP said Trump’s order applies to the United States but not Mexico or other international bodies.