denali is the new name for mount mckinley.
what is the new name for mount mckinley?
denali
the name of mount mckinley national park was subject to local criticism from the beginning of the park. the word denali means "the high one" in the native athabaskan language and refers to the mountain itself. the mountain was named after newly elected us president william mckinley in 1897 by local prospector william a. dickey. the united states government formally adopted the name mount mckinley after president wilson signed the bill creating mount mckinley national park into effect in 1917. in 1980, mount mckinley national park was combined with denali national monument, and the alaska national interest lands conservation act named the combined unit the denali national park and preserve. at that time the alaska state board of geographic names changed the name of the mountain to denali. however, the u.s. board on geographic names did not recognize the change and continued to denote the official name as mount mckinley. this situation lasted until aug. 30, 2015, when president barack obama directed secretary of the interior sally jewell to rename the mountain to denali, using statutory authority to act on requests when the board of geographic names does not do so in a "reasonable" time period.
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"mount mckinley" (agc-7), was laid down as "cyclone", a transport, on 31 july 1943 by north carolina shipbuilding company, wilmington, north carolina; launched on 27 september, sponsored by mrs. t. l. lainer; renamed "mount mckinley" on 27 december 1943; and commissioned at the philadelphia naval shipyard on 1 may 1944, with captain roy w. m. graham in command.





























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after a brief shakedown cruise, she departed norfolk 8 june 1944 for hawaii, arriving at pearl harbor on 27 june. "mount mckinley" got underway on 20 july, for palau with amphibious group 5 embarked.
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