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Curonian Spit National Park (Russia)
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Curonian Spit National Park (Russian: Национальный парк «Куршская коса») covers the Russian-owned southern 41 km of the 98 km long, curved Curonian Spit – a type of depositional sandbar. The spit separates the salt-water Baltic Sea (on the west) from the freshwater Curonian Lagoon to the east. The southern portion of the spit lies within Zelenogradsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia; the northern portion lies within southwestern Lithuania. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by the two countries.[1]
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Curonian Spit National Park | |
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Куршская коса (Russian) Also: Kurshskaya Kosa | |
![]() Curonian Spit | |
Location | Kaliningrad Oblast |
Nearest city | Kaliningrad |
Coordinates | 55°08′N 20°48′E |
Area | 6,621 hectares (16,361 acres; 66 km2; 26 sq mi) |
Established | 1987 (1987) |
Governing body | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) |
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