Juneau ( /ˈdʒuːnoʊ/ ⓘ JOO-noh ; Tlingit : Dzántik'i Héeni [ˈtsʌ́ntʰɪ̀kʼɪ̀ ˈhíːnɪ̀] transl. Base of the Flounder's River), [6] officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska , located along the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle . Juneau was named the c...