Denali, once called Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain in North America. Located in south central Alaska, the top of the mountain is 6190 feet above sea level, making it also the third highest of the Seven Summits - the highest mountains on each of the seven continents - after Mount Everest in Nepal and Aconcagua in Argentina. In a sense, it can be considered the third highest mountain in the world.
The indigenous Koyukon Athabascan people call the mountain Denali, which is usually translated as "The Great One. However, linguist James Kari of the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks wrote in the book "Shem Pete's Alaska" that the name is based on a verb theme meaning "high" or "long.
                                
 
                                Maikel Claassen is a travel and landscape photographer born in Helmond, the Netherlands. Nowadays his base is in Geldrop from where he annually makes the most beautiful short and long trips to different parts of the world. His love and passion for travel and nature is reflected in his.. Read more…
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