Curonian Spit

Curonian Spit
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Valley of Death looking from the Parnidis Dune in Neringa Municipality, Lithuania, in October 2022.
Curonian Spit is located in Baltic Sea
Curonian Spit
Location within Baltic Sea
Curonian Spit is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Curonian Spit
Location within Kaliningrad Oblast
Curonian Spit is located in Lithuania
Curonian Spit
Location within Lithuania
LocationKlaipėda County, Lithuania Zelenogradsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
CriteriaCultural: v
Reference994
Inscription2000 (24th Session)
Area33,021 ha (81,600 acres)
Coordinates55°16′28″N 20°58′15″E / 55.27444°N 20.97083°E / 55.27444; 20.97083

The Curonian Spit, sometimes called Courish Split (Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija; Russian: Ку́ршская коса́ / Kurshskaya kosa, German: Kurische Nehrung), is a 98-kilometre-long (61 mi), thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia. Its southern portion lies within Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, and its northern within southwestern Klaipėda County of Lithuania.

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