• A storehouse of natural resources, an island with unique flora and fauna – all this is beautiful and contradictory Sakhalin.
  • Sakhalin is the largest island of the Russian Federation. It is located in the Pacific Ocean and is famous for seafood and picturesque places.
  • Get the details of the current Voyage of SAKHALIN ISLAND including Position, Port Calls, Destination, ETA and Distance travelled - IMO 9249128...
  • When the island was under Russian control, it served as a penal colony. Find out why in "Sakhalin - The Island of Unspoken Struggles."
  • “Are you looking for a ride North?” asked a voice in Russian. I turned around from a map of Sakhalin Island’s railways. The speaker was a middle-aged woman.
  • Whales are also a common sighting along the east coast of the island, and Sakhalin is the only known feeding ground of the west pacific colony of the Gray Whales.
  • Japan and Russia are still arguing about who owns the island. As you can see, there are plenty of reasons to take a closer look at Sakhalin Island.
  • photo: History of Sakhalin Island. One of the Russian islands got its name from the Amur River (translated from Manchu), but it is very difficult to guess about it.
  • In August 28, 2006 a creature was found by Russian soldiers on the Sakhalin shoreline latter dubbed "The Sakhalin Island Sea Wolf".