Curonian Spit

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The Curonian Spit, sometimes called Courish Split (Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija, ́ ́ / Kurshskaya kosa, 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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