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Map enthusiast helps change offensive creek name in Western Aleutians
The name “Nazi Creek” will no longer be used for federal databases or maps. On Thursday, the Domestic Names Committee for the ...
Alaska is finally getting rid of 'Nazi Creek' and other offensive names on maps
Federal officials changed the names of two natural features in Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Thursday, replacing arbitrary and ...
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Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ is no more, as federal geographic names board approves traditional alternative
Its new name is Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, meaning either “gizzard creek” or “creek or river belonging to gizzard island” in Unangam ...
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Alaska maps released this week are most precise ever
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‘Nazi Creek’ in Alaska Gets a New Name After More Than 70 Years
German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...
Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ renamed to honour Indigenous heritage
The US Board on Geographic Names has approved the renaming of ‘Nazi Creek’ and a nearby hill on Little Kiska Island, with ...
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3-D elevation maps of Alaska for released for White House Arctic ...
(2016, September 1). 3-D elevation maps of Alaska for released for White House Arctic Initiative. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 09 ...