Sitka : Alaska
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Introduction Sitka is in Sitka Borough and the community name derives from a Tlingit term for "by the sea". Sitka is located on Baranof Island, at the base of Mt. Edgecumbe in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean.
Sitka is the most beautiful place of southeast Alaska cities. Nestled on the west side of Baranof Island, it is bordered on the east by majestic snow-capped mountains, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The climate for Sitka is mild with average winter temperature ranging between 23 to 35 degrees F while the average summer temperature is between 48 to 61 degrees F. Sitka receives an average annual rainfall of 86 inches and an average snowfall of 39 inches.
Population: 8,986 (as on July 2005)
Land area: 2874.0 square miles
Elevation is 26 feet.
Latitude: 57.08 N, Longitude: 135.33 W