Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
North America's
tallest mountain to be renamed Denali
What to call a local
icon or identity is a much more significant issue than others might think. There
are places whose names were recently renamed from British ones to the original
ones, Mumbai from Bombay, Chennai from Madras in India, or Chomolungma from Mount
Everest in Tibet.
Now the Democrat
President has renamed North America’s highest mountain known as Mount. McKinley
to Denali in the state of Alaska, Republicans’ stronghold. The move was
welcomed and praised by Alaskans who have been campaigning for the rename at the
federal level.
No matter what
people call the 6,190-meter tall mountain, the view and presence of the
mountain remain unchanged.
Enjoy reading and
learning about this recent renaming of Alaska’s proud mountain.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/north-america-tallest-mountain-renamed-denali-150831021829364.html
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