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A marginal 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 (27,989 sq mi).
La isla de Sajalín (en ruso: Сахалин, Sajalín; en chino tradicional, 庫頁; en chino simplificado, 库页; pinyin, Kùyè; en japonés: 樺太 Karafuto proveniente del ainu Karafuto o Krafto) es una isla rusa, en el mar de Ojotsk, separada de Hokkaidô por el estrecho de La Pérouse, y de Siberia por el estrecho de Tartaria.
12 de abr. de 2024 · Sakhalin Island, island at the far eastern end of Russia. It is located between the Tatar Strait and the Sea of Okhotsk, north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. With the Kuril Islands, it forms Sakhalin oblast (region). Sakhalin was first settled by Japanese fishermen along its southern coasts.
Learn about Sakhalin Island, a remote and diverse destination with oil and gas, wildlife, and history. Find out how to get there, what to see and do, and where to stay with Lonely Planet's expert tips and recommendations.
14 de ene. de 2024 · Sakhalin: Your Essential Guide to Russia’s Enigmatic Eastern Island. January 14, 2024. A Journey Through Giant Burdocks, Wild Bears, and the Echoes of Ancient Japanese Temples.
Sakhalin, oblast (region), extreme eastern Russia, composed of Sakhalin Island and the chain of the Kuril Islands. The present oblast was formed in 1947 after southern Sakhalin and the Kurils were acquired from Japan. The economy is dominated by fishing, lumbering, coal mining, and the extraction.
Sakhalin (Russian: Сахали́н, suh-khah-LEEN), formerly known as Karafuto (樺太, kah-rah-foo-toh) to the Japanese, is a large and very sparsely populated island which was the center of a long power struggle between Russia and Japan for control of its large oil and gas resources.
