Biorka
Biorka was an Aleut settlement located on Sedanka Island, off the coast of Unalaska Island. with the name Biorka first appearing in the early 19th Century.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- Description: Abandoned Aleut Village
- Also known as“Biorka Village”“Biorka, Alaska”“Bor’ka”“Burka”“Qakilux”“Sedanka”“Sedanki”“Sidanax”“Sidankin”“Spirkin”“Ugiu-ug”“Uguyug”
- Category: ghost town
- Location
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Latitude
53.82694° or 53° 49′ 37″ north
Longitude
-166.20806° or 166° 12′ 29″ west
Open location code
925MRQGR+QQ
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