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Curonian Spit

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Curonian Spit
Curonian Spit. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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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.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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