Original: Sakhalin (,; also known as Kuye; Japanese: Karafuto or Saharin), also Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45 Â 50 'and 54 Â 24' N/O. It is part of Russia and is its largest island, administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast.
Simplified: Sakhalin (,; Japanese: Karafuto or Saharin; or è - å "æ - \/O/ è å" æ - SÃ hÄ lÃ n), also known as Saghalien, is a large, long Russian island in the North Pacific, placed between 45 Â 50 'and 54 Â 24' N/O. It is part of Russia territory and is its largest island, administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast.