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Where did the name Alaska come from?

April 26, 2017Alaska

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Where did the name Alaska come from?

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The name Alaska is derived from the Aleut word “Alyeska,” meaning “great land”. Our State nicknames are the Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight sun, Seward’s Icebox, or Seward’s Folly. When you visit Alaska, you might see it referred to as the “Great Land of the Last Frontier”.