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"McKinley" Since 1917, Alaska's Highest Peak Is Redesignated "Denali"

Posted by timothy on from the now-I'll-never-climb-mckinley dept.

NPR reports that the Alaskan mountain which has for nearly a century been known officially as Mt. McKinley will revert to the name under which it's been known for a much longer time: Denali. President Obama is to "make a public announcement of the name change in Anchorage Monday, during a three-day visit to Alaska." Interior Secretary Sally Jewell's secretarial order of August 28th declares the name change to be immediately effective, and directs the United States Board on Geographic Names "to immediately implement this name change, including changing the mountain's name in the Board's Geographic Names Information System and notifying all interested parties of the name change."

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  1. However.... by Rei · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... because it's not one of the 8 highest mountains in the world, the USGS has decided to declare it a "dwarf mountain" and says that it doesn't really count as a mountain. ;)

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    1. Re:However.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      But.. it "identifies" as a mountain. Who the heck are YOU to be so judgmental?

    2. Re:However.... by meta-monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

      I sexually Identify as an active volcano. Ever since I was a boy I dreamed of towering over the landscape dropping hot sticky lava on disgusting hikers. People say to me that a person being a volcano is Impossible and I’m fucking retarded but I don’t care, I’m beautiful. I’m having a plastic surgeon install rugged peaks, a caldera and fissure vents on my body. From now on I want you guys to call me "Denali" and respect my right to kill from above and kill needlessly. If you can’t accept me you’re a ifestíophobe and need to check your geographical feature privilege. Thank you for being so understanding.

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  2. Let it be known! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It can no longer be said that President Obama hasn't accomplished anything during his term in office.

  3. Re:Not a new idea by msauve · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ohio should feel free to ask Obama to rename the highest mountain in Ohio to "Mt. McKinley."

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  4. I'm trying so hard to care about this by Lucas123 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm really, really trying... hold on, I think I'm starting to care... nope, lost it. Still don't care.

  5. In other News.... by funwithBSD · · Score: 4, Funny

    Trump announces that he will reverse the renaming if he gets elected

    Hillary says it will be renamed to Mt. Edmund Hillary.

    Hell, a president can change anything to anything with a stroke of a bureaucrats pen these days.

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  6. Re:Not a new idea by sizzzzlerz · · Score: 4, Funny

    And then another $300 million to change the textbooks from Mount McKiney to Mount McKinley.