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Sakhalin

Islands information
NameSakhalin
LocationRussian Far East, Pacific Ocean
Total islands1
Geography information
Highest pointLopatin
Administration information
Russia
Largest cityYuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Administration information
Population580000 as of 2005
Ethnic groupsRussians, Koreans, Nivkhs, Oroks, Evenks and Yakuts.

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Sakhalin ( , -rusəxɐˈlʲinpron; also known as Kuye ( ; pinyin: Kùyè);Japanese:

|} or

|}), 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 peoples of the island are the Sakhalin Ainu, Oroks, and Nivkhs. Most Ainu relocated to Hokkaidō when Japanese were expelled from the island in 1949. Sakhalin was claimed by both Russia and Japan in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, which led to bitter disputes between the two countries over the control of the island.

The European names derive from misinterpretation of a Manchu name sahaliyan ula angga hada ("peak/craggy rock at the mouth of the Amur River"). Sahaliyan, the word that has been borrowed in the form of "Sakhalin," means "black" in Manchu and is the proper Manchu name of the Amur River (sahaliyan ula, literally "Black River"). Its Japanese name,

|}, supposedly comes from Ainu kamuy kar put ya mosir (abbreviated to Karput), which means "Land/Island/Country at the Shore of the God-Made (River) Mouth/Confluence." The name was used by the Japanese during their possession of its southern part (1905 � 1945).

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Sovcomflot wins Exxon Neftegas supply vessel tender - Offshore Shipping Online Tweet this news
Offshore Shipping Online---...- signed long-term agreements for two icebreaking supply vessels to service the oil platform at the -Sakhalin--1 Project Arkutun-Dagi offshore oil field. ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:04:16 GMT+00:00
Energy Minister Indicates Lower Investment Barriers - The Moscow Times Tweet this news
The Moscow Times--In Russia, they acquired a bad name when Royal Dutch Shell was forced to give up its stake in the -Sakhalin--2 project to state-controlled Gazprom after ... - Date : Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:36:43 GMT+00:00
Gazprom and Shell sign cooperation agreement - The Voice of Russia Tweet this news
The Voice of Russia---...- Gazprom is to take part in Shell's prospecting work in a third country and in return, Shell is to enlarge its participation in the -Sakhalin- gas project. ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:51:15 GMT+00:00
Russians protest Kremlin time zone plan - Straits Times Tweet this news
Straits Times--In nearby -Sakhalin- region, which is also seven hours ahead of Moscow, campaigners have already collected several thousand signatures against the Kremlin ... - Date : Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:44:03 GMT+00:00
Change in Sakhalin-1 Operator Not Ruled Out - Oil and Gas Industry Latest News Tweet this news
Oil and Gas Industry Latest News--The Russian Accounting Chamber is not yet looking to replace the operator of the -Sakhalin--1 project but does not rule out the possibility, ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:19:55 GMT+00:00
Sakhalin-1 gets budget nod - Upstream Online Tweet this news
Upstream Online--Russia has finally approved a budget for the -Sakhalin--1 development, off the country's Pacific coast, operator ExxonMobil said today. ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:06:36 GMT+00:00
Exxon's Sakhalin-1 to Start Output From Odoptu in September - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--11 (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. will at the end of next month begin oil production from -Sakhalin--1's Odoptu field off Russia's Pacific coast, ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:07:06 GMT+00:00
August Oil Output Falls, Set to Rise - The Moscow Times Tweet this news
The Moscow Times--"This is what ruined the production statistics this month, but the -Sakhalin--1 maintenance was completely expected by the market," said Denis Borisov, ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:09:37 GMT+00:00
Rosneft continuing with Sakhalin work - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com--MOSCOW, July 9 (UPI) -- Exploration activity near -Sakhalin- Island is proceeding as usual despite appeals from wildlife advocates, officials at Russian oil ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:14:33 GMT+00:00
Opinion Poll: Russian Image of Japan - PanOrient News Tweet this news
PanOrient News--In the Far Eastern region (excluding -Sakhalin- Oblast), this figure was 59%, which was higher compared to the other areas. With regard to trust in Japan, ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:03:48 GMT+00:00

Recent history :
Settlement Average January temp. Average July temp.
Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky −39°C (−38.2°F) 27°C (80.6°F)
Dui −15.9°C (3.4°F) 16.1°C (61°F)
Aniva −12.5°C (9.5°F) 15.7°C (60.3°F)

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