Sakhalin
Sign in to saveSakhalin (, ) 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
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Sakhalin is a large Russian island in Northeast Asia located between Russia's Khabarovsk Krai to the north and Japan's Hokkaido to the south, serving as a geographical divide between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan. The island, which is Russia's largest by area and home to roughly 500,000 people, is significant as a region with rich indigenous heritage and strategic location in the West Pacific.
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- Russia
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- The island of Sakhalin (in green) on a globe
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- Сахалин
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- Russian Far East, Northern Pacific Ocean
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- 72492
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- 23rd
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- Mount Lopatin
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- Etymology
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- Yuan and Ming tributaries
- Qing tributary
- Japanese exploration and colonization
- European exploration
- 19th century
- Russo-Japanese rivalry
- Division along 50th parallel
- Whaling
- Second World War
- Recent history
- Geography
- Demographics
- Climate
- Flora and fauna
- Transport
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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 small numbers.
The island's name is derived from the Manchu word Sahaliyan (), which was the name of the Qing dynasty city of Aigun. The Ainu people of Sakhalin paid tribute to the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties and accepted official appointments from them. Sometimes the relationship was forced but control from dynasties in China was loose for the most part.