The location of sakhalin island on the map.

Location of sakhalin island on the map: Located in the northeast of Eurasia.

The Sea of Okhotsk is located in the southeast of Heilongjiang estuary, facing the mainland across Miyako Strait in the west and adjacent to Hokkaido in Japan across Zonggu Strait in the south. It is the largest island in the Russian Federation, under the jurisdiction of Sakhalin State, with an area of about 76400km? . The northern part of Sakhalin Island is relatively flat, dominated by hills and mountains, and the southern part is composed of East Sakhalin Mountain Range and West Sakhalin Mountain Range, with the highest peak of1420m.

The island is rich in forest resources, with coniferous forests in the north, mineral resources such as oil, coal and gold underground, and aquatic resources in coastal areas, which is one of the main producing areas of salmon. There are more than 6000 rivers and 1600 lakes on the island. The earliest inhabitants of the island are Neva, Ewenki and Ainu. As of 20 10, the population of * * * on the island is 493,000, and most of the residents are Russian immigrants.

Topographic and climatic characteristics:

The island is long and narrow from north to south, and looks like a fish. The northern part of Sakhalin Island is a low plain with low terrain and many lagoons along the coast. The south-central part is dominated by mountains, the west is the West Sakhalin Mountains, and the east is the East Sakhalin Mountains. The highest peak, Mount Lopatina, is 1609 meters above sea level. Between the two mountains is the Temi-Polonaise Valley.

The northern part is a sparse coniferous forest composed mainly of larch in Daour, and the southern part of 52 north latitude is a coniferous forest composed of spruce and Abies sakhalin. Temi-Bolonai valley is mainly meadows and swamps, and there are mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests in the southwest of the island. Sakhalin Island is located in the Pacific Rim seismic belt, so earthquakes are frequent.

It belongs to temperate monsoon climate. It is cold in winter, with the average temperature of 65438+ 10 -6℃ in the south and -24℃ in the north. It is cool and foggy in summer, and the average temperature in August is 19℃ and 10℃ respectively. There is abundant rainfall, about 600 mm in plain area and 1200 mm in mountainous area. There are more in summer and autumn, but there is also some precipitation in winter and spring.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Sakhalin Island.