Biorka Island is an island near

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. The

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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 on the island to the

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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. . The original name in the

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for the island is Watsíxh ("

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").

Climate

Biorka Island has a subpolar

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(

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Cfc).

References

Islands of Alaska Islands of Sitka, Alaska {{SitkaAK-geo-stub