What does Alaska mean?

  • *Alaxsxaq - object toward which the action of the sea is directed.
  • **Alyeska - an Aleut term which means "The Great Land."
  • *Alaska Journal, Summer 1978, p. 199.
  • **Alaska Blue Book 1993-1994. 11th ed., Juneau, Department of Education, Division of State Libraries, Archives & Museums.