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  • Sakhalin Island
Sakhalin (, ; Japanese: or ; Chinese: 庫頁 Kùyè), also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N. It is part of Russia and is its largest island, administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast. The indigenous people of the island are the Sakhalin Ainu, Oroks, and Nivkhs. Most Ainu relocated to Hokkaidō when Japanese were expelled from the island in 1949. The European names derived from misinterpretation of a Manchu name sahaliyan ula angga hada ... full article at wikipedia
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  • 143.0
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  • 78,000.0km²
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