What does Sakhalin Island mean?

Sakhalin island refers to Sakhalin Island, which was called Kuye Island and Black Dragon Island in ancient times.

Sakhalin Island Sakhalin Island is located in the northeast of Eurasia, southeast of Heilongjiang estuary, east of the Sea of Okhotsk, and west of Gong Jian Strait, facing the mainland. The south is adjacent to Hokkaido, Japan. Sakhalin Island, with an area of 76,400 square kilometers, is the largest island of polar bears and is under the jurisdiction of Sakhalin State. There are about 500,000 people on the island, all of whom immigrated from Russia.

1952, Japan signed the San Francisco Peace Treaty with the United States, and Japan announced that it would abandon the territory of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty from 1905, including the southern territory of Sakhalin Island. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Sakhalin Island was inherited by Russia. Sakhalin Island is rich in oil and natural gas. At present, the economy and industry of Sakhalin Island are mainly coal, oil, natural gas exploitation, logging, wood processing and fish processing. There are abundant fishery resources near Sakhalin Island. Sakhalin Island is also an important island of Russia in the Pacific coast, with an important strategic position.

Importance of geographical location of Sakhalin Island

First of all, sakhalin island is adjacent to the estuary of Heilongjiang in the west, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, kamchatka peninsula in the northeast, and the Zonggu Strait in Nantong, facing Hokkaido. It is precisely because of this superior geographical location that Sakhalin Island has important geostrategic value and is known as the lifeblood of Northeast Asia.

Secondly, controlling Sakhalin Island can control important passages and waters in Northeast Asia. Sakhalin Island is located near the mouth of the Heilongjiang River, which can control the waterway of the Heilongjiang River Basin and has an important impact on the economy, military and material transportation in Northeast China and even the whole Northeast Asia. In addition, Sakhalin Island also controls the south entrance of Zonggu Strait, adjacent to Hokkaido, and controls the Japan-Russia sea passage, which is strategically important.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Sakhalin Island.