The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a little known panel of federal experts, has been around for nearly 135 years.

Google Maps addressed what would happen to those landmarks on their systems. "We have a longstanding practice of applying ...

Google said it would rename the body of water to “Gulf of America” after it is updated in the U.S. government system in ...

Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska for the first time after entities combined to ...

Alaska Air Group, a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), offers scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo across more than 120 cities. Through its mainline operations, Alaska covers the ...

Alaska Air Group, a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), offers scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo across more than 120 cities. Through its mainline operations, Alaska covers ...

President Donald Trump announced the name would be changed back to Mount McKinley during his inaugural address. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) President Donald Trump announced the name of ...

That name wasn't well known to the Europeans who visited Alaska, though. The peak went unnamed on George Vancouver's 1794 visit, while an 1839 map by the ... from the outside world on his return ...