Curonian Spit

Summary

Curonian Spit is a spit^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Curonian Spit is located in Klaipėda County^[3].
• Curonian Spit is located in Kaliningrad Oblast^[4].
• Curonian Spit is in the country of Lithuania^[5].
• Curonian Spit is in the country of Russia^[6].
• Curonian Spit is on the body of water Baltic Sea^[7].
• Curonian Spit is on the body of water Curonian Lagoon^[8].
• Curonian Spit's instance of is recorded as spit^[9].
• Curonian Spit's instance of is recorded as World Heritage Site^[10].
• Curonia is named after Curonian Spit^[11].
• Curonian Spit's Commons category is recorded as Curonian Spit^[12].
• Curonian Spit's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.274444444444, 'lon': 20.970833333333}^[13].
• Curonian Spit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Curonian Spit^[14].
• Curonian Spit's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[15].
• Curonian Spit's has characteristic is recorded as transboundary site^[16].
• Curonian Spit's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Куршская коса'}^[17].
• Curonian Spit's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Kuršių nerija'}^[18].
• Curonian Spit covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+33021'}^[19].
• Curonian Spit's indigenous to is recorded as Kursenieki^[20].
• Curonian Spit's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (v)^[21].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Lithuania^[5], a sovereign state^[22], in Lithuania^[23], founded in 1990^[24] and Russia^[6], a sovereign state^[25], in Russia^[26], founded in 1991^[27]. Located in include Klaipėda County^[3], a county of Lithuania^[28], in Lithuania^[29] and Kaliningrad Oblast^[4], an exclave^[30], in Russia^[31], founded in 1946^[32]. Adjacent water bodies include Baltic Sea^[7], a marginal sea^[33], in Sweden^[34] and Curonian Lagoon^[8], a bay^[35], in Lithuania^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Curonian Spit covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+33021'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include spit^[9] and World Heritage Site^[10]. Curonian Spit's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[15].

History and Context

Curonia is named after Curonian Spit^[11].

Why It Matters

Curonian Spit has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]