Sakhalin

Sakhalin (Russian: Сахалин, ), also known as Kuye (simplified Chinese: 库页; traditional Chinese: 庫頁; pinyin: Kùyè; Japanese: Karafuto (樺太?); Saharin (サハリン?)) or Saghalien, is a large Russian island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N. It is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast. Sakhalin, which is about one fifth the size of Japan, is just off the east coast of Russia, and just north of Japan.