Curonian Spit
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
The Valley of Death looking from the Parnidis Dune in Neringa Municipality, Lithuania, in October 2022. | |
Interactive map of Curonian Spit | |
| Location | Klaipėda County, Lithuania Zelenogradsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia |
| Criteria | Cultural: v |
| Reference | 994 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 33,021 ha |
| Coordinates | 55°16′28″N 20°58′15″E / 55.27444°N 20.97083°E |
Curonian Spit Location of the Curonian Spit on the Baltic Sea coast of Northern Europe Curonian Spit Curonian Spit (Kaliningrad Oblast) Curonian Spit Curonian Spit (Lithuania) | |
The Curonian Spit, sometimes called Courish Split (Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija; Russian: Ку́ршская коса́ / Kurshskaya kosa, German: Kurische Nehrung), is a 98-kilometre (61 mi) long, 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.