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The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to

Rename geographic features to reflect Trump administration priorities

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What we know

This order renames establishes new standards for naming geographic features, including renaming Mount Denali to Mount McKinley and the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Formal Name

Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness

Status
Underway
Formal Identifier

TBD

January 20, 2025

Anticipated Impact

This order addresses the composition of the Board on Geographic Names, directing agency heads to consider replacing appointees on the board. It also lays out vague principles to guide the board’s naming and renaming of geographic features, principles which are encapsulated in the two specific changes the order makes to the current names: Mount Denali to Mount McKinley and the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Both changes reflect the rhetoric of the Trump administration, making implicit references to tariffs and trade policy, as well as a dismissal of Native American history and international cooperation.

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