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President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley.

The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former President Barack Obama.

McKinley, 123 years after his assassination, often ranks as an above average but not spectacular president in presidential rankings. For Trump, McKinley ranks high because of his love of tariffs.

A mong the sweep of executive orders signed by the new US president Donald Trump is the decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley. It’s a controversial move, but not unprecedented – just the latest chapter in a dispute that’s been going on for decades.

President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley. Here's why:

The president made the name change through one of dozens of executive orders he signed on Monday. Former President Barack Obama’s administration ordered that the mountain be renamed as Denali in 2015.

Although it may seem awkward to revert to a name not originally associated with the mountain, Trump’s decision reflects a return to American traditions.

President Trump’s territorial assertions sparked a round of rethinking by mapmakers and teachers, snark on social media and sarcasm by at least one other world leader.

The Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years. The Associated Press will refer to it by its original name while acknowledging the new name Trump has chosen. As a global news agency that disseminates news around the world, the AP must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable to all audiences.