Biorka Island is an island near Sitka, Alaska."Biorka Island Sitka Borough." Biorka Island (in Sitka Borough, AK). N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. <http://alaska.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1420452,n,biorka%20island.cfm>. The National Weather Service has a radar there."National Weather Service Radar from Biorka Island, AK." National Weather Service Radar from Biorka Island, AK. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. <http://radar.weather.gov/radar_lite.php?rid=acg>. The island is also a popular spot to watch sealions. Thus, a 2005 proposal by the State of Alaska to give a parcel of on the island to the University of Alaska stirred up a controversy.Bluemink, Elizabeth. "Land Grants Worry Villages. Murkowski Proposal Gives 260,000 Acres to University of Alaska." Juneau Empire. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. <http://juneauempire.com/stories/021005/sta_20050210003.shtml >.
The original name in the Tlingit language for the island is Watsíxh ("Caribou").
Climate Biorka Island has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc).
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