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Moneron Island Sakhalin Island Location of MoneronMoneron has an area of about 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) and a highest point of 429 metres (1,407 ft). It is approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long (N/S axis) by 3.5 miles (5.6 km) wide, and is located 41 nautical miles (76 km) from Sakhalin's port of Nevelsk and about 24 nautical miles (44 km) directly southwest of Sakhalin Island itself at the northeastern end of the Sea of Japan. It has no permanent population.
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