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Extended Newspaper List


Introduction ...

Below are 6 newspapers that have been published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Biorka. The list has been sorted by paper name.

  • Military Press (from 194?)
  • The Dutch Harbor Fisherman (from 1986)
  • The Harbor News (from 1943)
  • The Humpy (from 1977)
    • Published in Unalaska   [Aleutians West Census Area]
    • Years of publication:  1977 to 197?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Humpy
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97060073
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38050221
  • The Unalaska Sun (from 1979)
  • The Unalaskan (from 1969)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Biorka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Biorka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.8269, Longitude: -166.2081       In this case, the coordinates for Biorka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).