Curonian Spit
dune spit in Lithuania and Russia
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Summary
Curonian Spit is a spit[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of spit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,206 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Klaipėda County[3], Kaliningrad Oblast[4]
- Country: Lithuania[5], Russia[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Baltic Sea[7], Curonian Lagoon[8]
- Instance of: World Heritage Site[9]
- Named after: Curonia[10]
- Commons category: Curonian Spit[11]
- Coordinate location: 55.274444444444, 20.970833333333[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Curonian Spit[13]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[14]
- Has characteristic: transboundary site[15]
- Native label: Куршская коса[16], Kuršių nerija[17]
- Area: 33,021[18]
- Indigenous to: Kursenieki[19]
- World Heritage criteria: (v)[20]
Why It Matters
Curonian Spit has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]