The Southern Tutchone name means ‘big whitefish lake’. The Tlingit name Łùxh-àní ‘whitefish country’ is the source of the English name Kluane, and the Southern Tutchone Łù’àn is probably adapted from it as well. This is a good fishing lake for whitefish, trout and thì or dog salmon. The lake is the largest in the Yukon. It is deep and has dangerous boating conditions at certain times of the year. The first non-natives to try boating on Kluane, E.J. Glave and Jack Dalton, almost died in the attempt. The Alaska Highway goes along the south side of the lake and carries many travelers year-round.