NATIONAL PIQUE (DENALI)
It's proclaimed from the peak of Denali
To the great Gulf of Mexico -- Golly!
Purge colonial shame:
"Foreign" place names rename,
Like New England, New York, Boston, Raleigh.
(Could be part of the prevalent Folly).
Giorgio Coniglio
Authors' Note: The reasons are not clear, but in Canada, compared to the US, a much smaller proportion of place-names are copies of names used geographically in the 'Old World'. The same also seems to be true for Australia and New Zealand. Just saying.
In the US, any proposed name-change would have to be reviewed by protocols of the Board of Geographic Names.
Mount Denali, at 6190m (20,310 feet), the loftiest peak in the United States, is discussed HERE by SheilaB.
And, just in case you wanted to know for comparison, the loftiest peak in Canada is Mount Logan, at 5960m (19,550 feet).
And for more views by Canadians on the current related issues, poems in the series "Stand on Guard" can be viewed HERE.
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