Sakhalin

Sakhalin is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45? 50' and 54? 24' N, in the Russian Far East. It is a part of the Russian Federation. The capital of Sakhalin is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

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The European names derived from misinterpretation of a Manchu name sahaliyan ula angga hada (peak of the mouth of Amur River). Sahaliyan means black in Manchu and refers to Amur River (sahaliyan ula). Its Ainu name, Karafuto () or Krafto, was restored to the island by the Japanese during their possession of its southern part (1905-1945).

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Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

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Russian Far East: Russian Far East (Russian: ???????? ??????? ???????; English transliteration: Dalny Vostok Rossii) is an informal term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., extreme south-east parts of Russia, between Siberian Federal District and the Pacific Ocean....