Sakhalin
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| Population | 497,973 (2010) |
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| Locations | Russian Far East |
| Pacific Ocean | |
| Highest point | Lopatin |
| Largest settlement | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
| Did you know | It was under joint Russo-Japanese control (formalized by the Treaty of Shimoda, 1855) until it passed entirely to Russia in 1875, when Japan obtained the Kuril Islands in return. |
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| ID | 1098900 |
About Sakhalin
Sakhalin is a Russian island in the Pacific Ocean, north of Japan. In the capital of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, a pagoda-style building houses the Sakhalin Regional Museum. On display are indigenous artifacts and a rich paleontology collection. Nearby, the Chekhov Book Museum explores writer Anton Chekhov's time on the island. In a stately 1930s building, the Sakhalin Art Museum focuses on 19th-century Russian paintings.
