Being dominated by the Siberian High winter cold, the continental climates of the krai see extreme freezing for an area adjacent to the sea near the mid-latitudes, but also warm summers in the interior. The southern region lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, with the mouth of the river located at Nikolaevsk-on-Amur draining into the Strait of Tartary, which separates Khabarovsk Krai from the island of Sakhalin. The north occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. Khabarovsk Krai is bordered by Magadan Oblast to the north; Amur Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, and the Sakha Republic to the west; Primorsky Krai to the south; and Sakhalin Oblast to the east.
being dominated by the siberian high winter cold the continental climates of the krai see extreme freezing for an area adjacent to the sea near the mid-latitudes but also warm summers in the interior the southern region lies mostly in the basin of the lower amur river with the mouth of the river located at nikolaevsk-on-amur draining into the strait of tartary which separates khabarovsk krai from the island of sakhalin the north occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the sea of okhotsk a marginal sea of the pacific ocean khabarovsk krai is bordered by magadan oblast to the north; amur oblast jewish autonomous oblast and the sakha republic to the west; primorsky krai to the south; and sakhalin oblast to the east