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The uniqueness of the Sakhalin region begins with the fact that she is the only island region in Russia. The region occupies 59 islands, 56 of them - this is the Kuriles. Sakhalin, of course, the main island, because the largest, stretching from the northern to the southern point at 948 kilometers, has a width of 200 kilometers, washed by two seas - the Sea of ??Okhotsk and Japan. The total area of ??the region - 87.1 ths. km.

Sakhalin area is situated along the eastern coast of the Eurasian continent in the transition zone from continent to the Pacific Ocean. The great length of the field determines the significant diversity of geography, natural environment, resources and economic opportunities of its individual parts.

Island separated from the mainland by the Tatar Strait, Sea of Japan, the Straits Nevel (minimum width - 7.5 km), the Amur estuary and Gulf of Sakhalin. In the south, separated by the Strait of La Perouse (minimum width - 41 km) from the Japanese island of Hokkaido. On the east by the Sea of Okhotsk.

Kuril Islands stretch from the southern tip of Kamchatka southwestward to Hokkaido Island and is a natural boundary between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean.

Most of the Kuril ridge, stretching for 1,200 km, comprises about 30 islands, including the largest - Paramushir Onekotan, Simushir, Urup, Etorofu, Kunashiri.

South-east of Kunashir, separated by the South Kuril Strait, lies Small Kuril ridge, extending for about 100 km. It includes the island of Shikotan and the group of small islands.

Kuril Islands are of volcanic formation is typical. On the volcanic activity associated with the presence on the islands numerous hot springs, some of them are curative. In the Kuril Islands about 160 volcanoes, 39 of them active (highest volcano - Volcano Alaid (2339 m) on. Atlasov).

The predominant area of relief - the mountains.

On the island of Etorofu is the largest waterfall in Russia Ilya of Murom 141 meter height.

Rigorous and at the same time is unique in its beauty nature Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.

The surface of the island is cut by a dense network of small and shallow (except Tym, and Poronai Lyutoga) mountain river, which number about 1,000. Their total length - about 22 thousand kilometers.