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известный под названиемknown as (In 1984, 43-year-old Japanese adventurer Naomi Uemura vanished while climbing Alaska’s Denali—formerly known as Mount McKinley. -- при восхождении вершины Денали на Аляске, в прошлом известной под названием гора Мак-Кинли mentalfloss.com ART Vancouver)
название прижилосьthe name stuck (In 1910 when the Vancouver real-estate firm of Ross and Shaw tried to sell their new subdivision on the mountain they printed ads in the Vancouver Daily Province which announced: "Adjoining this desirable property is the beautiful Quinte Lake, where it is proposed to erect a tourist hotel." Apparently local residents thought the name was hilarious and much too grandiose a description for a beaver pond. Instead, Lochdale residents joked that "...you had to squint to see it" and the name Squint Lake stuck. Residents enjoyed swimming in the pond and in the winter people came from miles around to skate. (Waterways of Burnaby) ART Vancouver)