[2] 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 (177 ha) on the island to the University of Alaska stirred up a controversy.
[3] The original name in the Tlingit language for the island is Watsíxh ("Caribou").
Biorka Island has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc).
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