Sakhalin Island

Sakhalin is an island in Northeast Asia. Its north coast lies 6.5 km off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, while its southern tip lies 40 kilometres 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 Oblas…
Sakhalin is an island in Northeast Asia. Its north coast lies 6.5 km off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, while its southern tip lies 40 kilometres 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 72,492 square kilometres. 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 present in very small numbers.
  • Location: Russian Far East, Northern Pacific Ocean
  • Population: 489,638 (2019)
  • Area: 72,492 km² (27,989 sq mi)
  • Area rank: 23rd
  • Highest elevation: 1,609 m (5279 ft)
  • Highest point: Mount Lopatin
  • Federal subject: Sakhalin Oblast
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