Trump signs order to rename Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Denali
by Edward Helmore from World news | The Guardian on (#6TQ0M)
Gulf of Mexico to be called Gulf of America, and Denali, highest North American peak, reverts to Mount McKinley
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In a flurry of first-day-in-office activity, Donald Trump has signed an order to rename the 617,800 sq mile Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's 20,000ft mountain Denali.
The Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America, and Denali, the highest peak in North America, will revert to Mount McKinley - the name it was called before Barack Obama changed it in 2015.
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