| Geography | |
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| Location | Russian Far East, Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 51°N 143°E / 51°N 143°ECoordinates: 51°N 143°E / 51°N 143°E |
| Area | 72,492 km2 (27,989 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 23rd |
| Highest elevation | 1,609 m (5,279 ft) |
| Highest point | Lopatin |
| Administration | |
| Largest settlement | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (pop. 174,203) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 497,973 (2010) |
| Pop. density | 8 /km2 (21 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Russians, Koreans, Nivkhs, Oroks, Evenks and Yakuts. |
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| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
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48
−8
−18
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44
−7
−19
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42
−2
−13
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57
5
−4
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69
12
1
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54
16
7
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87
19
11
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105
21
12
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107
18
7
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98
11
0
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81
2
−7
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63
−7
−17
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| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
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1.9
18
0
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1.7
19
−2
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1.7
28
9
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2.2
41
25
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2.7
54
34
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2.1
61
45
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3.4
66
52
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4.1
70
54
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4.2
64
45
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3.9
52
32
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3.2
36
19
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2.5
19
1
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| Average max. and min. temperatures in °F | |||||||||||
| Precipitation totals in inches | |||||||||||