Sakhalin
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  Sakhalin | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Russian Far East,[1] Northern Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 51°N 143°E / 51°N 143°E |
| Area | 72,492 km2 (28,000 sq mi)[2] |
| Area rank | 23rd |
| Highest elevation | 1,609 m (5279 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Lopatin |
| Administration | |
Russia[1] | |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Largest settlement | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (pop. 174,203) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 489,638 (2019) |
| Pop. density | 6/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | majority Russians, some Nivkh, Orok, Ainu, Japanese & Sakhalin Koreans |
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Sakhalin, Northeast Asia ke ek island hae. Iske north coast Russia ke Khabarovsk Krai ke 6.5 km (4.0 mi) southeast me hae, jab iske southern tip Japan ke Hokkaido island ke {convert|40|km}} north me hae. Ii West Pacific ke island, ke east me Sea of Okhotsk hae aur soutwest me Sea of Japan hae. Ii Sakhalin Oblast ke hissa hae aur Russia ke sab se barraa island hae. ,[3] Iske area 72,492 square kilometres (27,989 sq mi) hae. Ii island ke abaadi lagbhag 500,000 hae, jisme ke jaada log Russians. Ii island ke adiwasi Ainu, Orok aur Nivkh hae, aur ii log ke abaadi bahut kamti hae[4]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sakhalin Island | island, Russia". Encyclopedia Britannica (in English). July 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Islands by Land Area". Island Directory. United Nations Environment Program. February 18, 1998. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ↑ Ros, Miquel (2019-01-02). "Russia's Far East opens up to visitors". CNN Travel (in English). Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ↑ "The Sakhalin Regional Museum: The Indigenous Peoples". Sakh.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2010.