Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-4393544-20121228071332/@comment-32656-20121229041314

"Areutozoku" is the Japanese word for the Aleut people. And "Aryūshan rettō" is the one for the islands.

For the record, the Aleuts do live on the nearby mainland too, so it does make sense as a name for a state in the area, too.