Sakhalin
geographical name
Sa·kha·lin ˈsa-kə-ˌlēn 
-lən;
ˌsä-kä-ˈlēn
variants or formerly Saghalien
ˈsa-gə-ˌlēn
or Japanese Karafuto ˌsa-gə-ˈlēn
kä-ˈrä-fə-ˌtō
island of southeastern Russia in Asia in the Sea of Okhotsk north of Hokkaido, Japan area more than 28,500 square miles (73,800 square kilometers)
Note: Sakhalin was divided between Russia and Japan during 1905–45.