SAKHALIN Definition & Meaning

Sakhalin

[ sak-uh-lin, -leen; Russian suh-khuh-lyeen ]

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the largest island of the Russian Federation and the northernmost component of the Japanese archipelago: divided between Russia and Japan in 1905, the southern half Southern Sakhalin becoming the Japanese prefecture of Karafuto until its restoration to Russia after World War II. 28,000 square miles (72,520 square kilometers).

Sakhalin

/ ��ə�油ˈ�� /

noun

an island in the Sea of Okhotsk, off the SE coast of Russia north of Japan: fishing, forestry, and mineral resources (coal and petroleum). Capital: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Pop: 546 500 (2002). Area: 76 000 sq km (29 300 sq miles) Japanese name (1905–24)Karafuto

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Origin of Sakhalin¹

First recorded in 1860–65; from Russian ��󲹱�í��, from Manchu Sahaliyan (ula angga hada) “(Island at the mouth of the) Black (river)”

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Russian officials issued a tsunami alert for the island of Sakhalin, warning that areas across the island’s west coast could be affected by the waves.

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For example, plans to extend the Sakhalin experiment to other regions have been shelved, according to the Ministry of Economic Development.

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Sakhalin pilot project, which was approved in 2021 and launched in 2023, was designed to test such a market and attempt to achieve carbon neutrality on the island by 2025.

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Russia's segment will be completed with the certification of its 32nd monitoring station, located on the Pacific island of Sakhalin, the ministry said.

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If the plans for Power of Siberia 2 and another link from Russia's far eastern island of Sakhalin come to fruition, Russia's pipeline gas exports to China would rise to almost 100 bcm per year by 2030.

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