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Cape Crillon

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Cape Crillon (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-ja "Nishinotoro-misaki" (Cape Nishinotoro in Japanese), 45°54′N 142°05′E / 45.900°N 142.083°E / 45.900; 142.083) is the southernmost point of Sakhalin. The cape was named by Frenchman Jean-François de La Pérouse, who was the first European to discover it. Cape Sōya, in Japan, is located 43 km to the south, across La Pérouse Strait.

Crillon Peninsula and Cape Crillon (most southern)

A Russian weather station, a lighthouse and a military base are all situated at Cape Crillon today.

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