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Sakhalin
Sakhalin , formerly Saghalien , island (c.29,500 sq mi/76,400 sq km), off the coast of Asian Russia, between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan; separated from the Russian mainland on the west by the Tatar Strait and from Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, by the Soya Strait. With the Kuril Islands it forms the Sakhalin region (1995 est. pop. 673,100) of the Russian Far East .
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"Sakhalin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sakhalin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sakhalin.html "Sakhalin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sakhalin.html |
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Sakhalin
Sakhalin, Russia Karafuto An island and a province with a name derived from the Manchu Sahalin Ula ‘Black River’. This referred actually to the lower reaches of the Amur River on the mainland which flows into the Tatar Strait opposite the northern end of the island. On an early French map the name spread across the page to include, apparently, the island. Shortly afterwards, when a new map was being prepared, the name was accepted as the name for the island and was shortened to Sahalin. In 1855–75 the Japanese and the Russians shared the island, but in 1875 it passed completely to the Russians in exchange for the Kuril Islands. Following the Russo‐Japanese War, the southern half of the island was ceded to Japan in 1905 and renamed Karafuto, a corruption of the local Ainu name, Krafto. In 1918 the northern half was also occupied by the Japanese, but they relinquished it in 1924 and it was reoccupied by Soviet troops the following year. The southern half was returned to the Soviet Union at the end of the Second World War in 1945.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Sakhalin." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Sakhalin." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Sakhalin.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Sakhalin." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Sakhalin.html |
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Sakhalin
Sakhalin (Jap. Karafuto) Island off the e coast of Russia, between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan. The capital is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (1994 pop. 162,000). Settled by Russians and Japanese in the 18th and 19th centuries, it came under Russian control in 1875. Japan regained the s in 1905, but was forced to cede it again in 1945. The island is mountainous and forested, with a harsh climate. Grains and potatoes grow in the s. Sakhalin's chief importance lies in its deposits of coal and iron ore; oil, extracted in the ne, is piped to the Russian mainland. Other industries: timber, fishing, canning. Area: 76,400sq km (29,500sq mi). Pop. (2000) 598,000.
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"Sakhalin." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sakhalin." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Sakhalin.html "Sakhalin." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Sakhalin.html |
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Sakhalin
Sakhalin, island 900 km. (560 mi.) long situated north of Japan, of which the southern half was occupied by Japan and the northern half by the USSR. A secret clause agreed at the Yalta conference in February 1945 (see ARGONAUT) permitted the USSR to occupy the whole island in August 1945 when the Red Army also invaded Manchukuo (see Japanese–Soviet campaigns). Under the San Francisco peace treaty Japan renounced any claim to it.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Sakhalin." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Sakhalin." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Sakhalin.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Sakhalin." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Sakhalin.html |
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Sakhalin
•gradine • sanidine
•codeine, Roedean
•undine • iodine
•Aberdeen, gaberdine
•almandine • grenadine • Geraldine
•caffeine • Delphine • Josephine
•morphine • carrageen • aubergine
•indigene • hygiene • phosgene
•Eugene • Tolkien • Kathleen
•Arlene, Charlene, Darlene, Marlene, praline
•Hellene, philhellene
•Aileen, Raelene, scalene
•spring-clean • crimplene • Abilene
•Ghibelline • Cymbeline • terylene
•vaseline • acetylene • Mytilene
•Eileen • colleen • Pauline
•mousseline • Hölderlin • nepheline
•Evangeline
•Jacqueline, Sakhalin
•Emmeline • tourmaline • trampoline
•gasoline • naphthalene • Rosaleen
•rosaline
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"Sakhalin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sakhalin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Sakhalin.html "Sakhalin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Sakhalin.html |
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