Curonian Spit

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

The Curonian (Courish) Spit (Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija; Russian: Ку́ршская коса́) 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.