Biorka Island
Biorka Island is an island near Sitka, Alaska. The National Weather Service has a radar there. The island is also a popular spot to watch sealions. Thus, a 2005 proposal by the State of Alaska to give a parcel of 438 acres on the island to the University of Alaska stirred up a controversy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Ostrov Biorka”, “South Island”, and “Wadzis”
Biorka Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
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- Cebuano: “Biorka Island”
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