Sakhalin

Also known as Karafuto, Kuye, Sakhalin Island, Saghalien, Saghalien I., Saghalien Island, Sakhalin I., Saghalien Is.

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

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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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Islands.name: Sakhalin
Islands.image: Sakhalin (detail).PNG
Islands.image_map: Sakhalin (orthographic projection).svg
Islands.map: Russia
Islands.map_caption: The island of Sakhalin (in green) on a globe
Islands.native_name: Сахалин
Islands.native_name_lang: ru
Islands.native_name_link: Russian language
Islands.location: Russian Far East, Northern Pacific Ocean
Islands.area_km2: 72492
Islands.rank: 23rd
Islands.highest_mount: Mount Lopatin
Islands.elevation_m: 1609
Islands.country: Russia
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Federal subject
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Sakhalin Oblast
Islands.country_largest_city: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Islands.country_largest_city_population: 174,203

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Population: 673100
Area: 72492
Elevation: 1609
Image: Sea of Okhotsk map ZI-2b.PNG
Width: 160
Length: 950

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native label: Сахалин

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Etymology
History
Early history
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
Sea
Rail
Air
Fixed links
Economy
International partnerships
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See also
Citations
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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.