| LC control no. | n 91093958 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Uglegorsk (Sakhalinskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Russia (Federation)--Uglegorsk (Sakhalinskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) |
| Variant(s) | Uglegorsk (R.S.F.S.R.) Uglegorsk (Russia) Uguregorusuku-shi (Sakhalinskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia) Углегорск (Sakhalinskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia) |
| See also | Esutoru-chō (Karafuto, Japan) |
| Other standard no. | 2120261 1138543 126805667 Q196778 |
| Associated country | Russia (Federation) |
| Associated place | Sakhalinskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Russia) |
| Special note | Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. |
| Found in | Enkaishū no mieru machi, 1988: (in subtitle: Karafuto Esutoru-chō) p. 29, etc. (Esutoru [in kana]; 1929, Esutoru-mura [no publs. in LC data base] became Esutoru-chō; 1946, name changed to Uglegorsk (Uguregorusuku-shi)) Soviet Union. Glav. upr. geodezii i kartografii. Atlas SSSR, 1983: p. 78 (Uglegorsk; located on Sakhalin Island) BGN gaz. USSR (Uglegorsk, POPL, 49°05ʹN 142°02ʹE; located in Sakhalinskaya oblast) Wikipedia, March 2, 2024: Uglegorsk, Sakhalin Oblast (Uglegorsk (Russian: Углегорск = Uglegorsk) is a coastal port town and the administrative center of Uglegorsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the west coast of Sakhalin Island; It was founded as Esutoru (恵須取), meaning "between capes" in the Ainu language, during Japanese rule in 1905. It came to Soviet control along with the rest of the Sakhalin Island with the defeat of Japan in World War II. Town status was granted to it in 1946, along with its present name; 49°04ʹN 142°02ʹE) Geographic names server, March 2, 2024 (Uglegorsk; variants: Esutoru; Esutoru-Hamashigai; Hama-shigai; populated place, Russia, Sakhalinskaya Oblast; Latitude (DMS) 49:04:50, Longitude (DMS) 142:03:52; Latitude (DD) 49.080467 Longitude (DD) 142.064489; also lists Tsiolkovskiy, variant Uglegorsk, Russian, Amurskaya Oblast) |
| Geographic area code | e-ru--- |
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