Sakhalin
/ˌsɑːhɑːˈliːn/- a large Russian island in the Sea of Okhotsk, situated off the coast of eastern Russia and separated from it by the Tartar Strait; capital, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. From 1905 to 1946 it was divided into the northern part, held by Russia, and the southern part (Karafuto), occupied by Japan.萨哈林岛（位于鄂霍次克海的俄罗斯大岛, 隔鞑靼海峡与俄罗斯东海岸相望, 首府南萨哈林斯克; 1905年至1946年被分成由俄罗斯控制的北部和由日本占领的南部, 即桦太岛）。