Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
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.
Alaskans say they will never stop calling the peak Denali despite President Trump’s executive order that the name revert to ...
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” ...
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The ...
Among the roughly 200 executive orders President Donald Trump is expected to sign during his first day in office is a ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Denali, North America’s tallest peak, back to its former name, Mount McKinley.
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