Biorka Island
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Biorka Island is a small, forested island in Sitka Sound, Alaska, known for its rugged coastline, wildlife, and the presence of a former U.S. Coast Guard LORAN station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biorka Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
cool and wet
ⓘ
maritime ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentPrimaryUse | natural habitat ⓘ |
| hasAccess | only by boat or aircraft ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
exposed to North Pacific weather
ⓘ
forested ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ small ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
offshore reefs
ⓘ
rocky headlands ⓘ small coves ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | temperate rainforest ⓘ |
| hasFormerFacilityType | LORAN-C station ⓘ |
| hasFormerUse | site of long-range navigation (LORAN) station ⓘ |
| hasHumanPresence | limited ⓘ |
| hasShoreType |
rocky
ⓘ
steep in places ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | coniferous forest ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
bald eagles
ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
islands of Sitka, Alaska
ⓘ
islands of the Alexander Archipelago ⓘ |
| knownFor |
former U.S. Coast Guard LORAN station
ⓘ
marine mammals nearby ⓘ seabird habitat ⓘ wildlife ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Alexander Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Sitka Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Baranof Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sitka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStructureStatus | former Coast Guard facilities decommissioned ⓘ |
| operatorOfFormerStation | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | City and Borough of Sitka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Alaska Panhandle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation infrastructure site
ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.