Alaska Gazetteer
Biorka Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Biorka Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Biorka Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Largest of the Necker Islands, 15 mi SW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named in 1809 by the Russian navigator, Ivan Vasiliev the first ; Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); published as ""Ostrov Biorka,"" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). In 1805 it was called ""South Island"" by Captain U. T. Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.8538894653 |
| Longitude: | -135.533050537 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Biorka Island: Biorka Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Biorka Island does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (6.3 miles ESE) |
