Sakhalin

oblast and federal subject in Far Eastern Federal District, Russia

Sakhalin (, ) is an island in Northeast Asia. Its north coast lies off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, while its southern tip lies north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. An island of the West Pacific, Sakhalin divides the Sea of Okhotsk to its east from the Sea of Japan to its southwest. It is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast and is the largest island of Russia, with an area of . The island has a population of roughly 500,000, the majority of whom are Russians. The indigenous peoples of the island are the Ainu, Oroks, and Nivkhs, who are now only present in very

ethnic group

thumb|400px|Settlement of the Uilta (Oroks) in the Far Eastern Federal District by urban and rural settlements in %, 2010 census

airport

planned, under construction, but unfinished railway tunnel in Russia

Ethnic Koreans living on Sakhalin Island

May 1995 earthquake on Russian island of Sachalin

gas pipeline

railway line in Russia

book by Anton Chekhov

The Sakhalin-I () project, a sister project to Sakhalin-II, is a consortium for production of oil and gas on Sakhalin Island and immediately offshore. It operates three fields in the Okhotsk Sea: Chayvo, Odoptu, and Arkutun-Dagi.

The Sakhalin-2 () project is an oil and gas development in Sakhalin Island, Russia. It includes development of the Piltun-Astokhskoye oil field and the Lunskoye natural gas field offshore Sakhalin Island in the Okhotsk Sea, and associated infrastructure onshore. The project is managed and operated by Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy).

lighthouse in Russia

1954 film by Eldar Ryazanov

airport in Russia