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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 sea lions. Thus, a proposal to give a parcel of 438 acres on the island to the University of Alaska stirred up a controversy.
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Map of Biorka Island, Sitka, AK, USA
The original name in the Tlingit language for the island is Watsíxh (Caribou).
Climate
Biorka Island has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc).
References
Biorka Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA