Curonian Spit

World Heritage

Lithuania

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This elongated dune peninsula, 98 km long and 0.4-4 km wide, has been inhabited since prehistoric times. During this time, it has been threatened by natural forces such as wind and waves. Its survival to this day is only possible due to the continuous efforts of humans to prevent the erosion of the sand spit, and to continuous stabilization and reforestation projects.

# Prehistoric times

# Long sand dune peninsula

# Natural Forces

# Wind and waves

# Human Effort

Curonian pennant, Nida

Curonian Spit and Lagoon

Sand dunes near Nida, Lithuania

The Curonian Spit is known for its fine sandy beaches (Nida, Lithuania)

Kursenieki populated area in 1649

Curonian Spit sand dunes in Nida, Lithuania

Thomas Mann's summer home

Landsat photo

Curonian Spit in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

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Information extracted from Wikidata

uses	4033800-9
country	Russia
country	Lithuania
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Curonian%20Lagoon.jpg
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Curonian%20Spit%20NP%2005-2017%20img04%20aerial%20view%20at%20Muellers%20Height.jpg
located in the administrative territorial entity	Kaliningrad Oblast
located in the administrative territorial entity	Category:Itsukushima-jinja
executive body	Curonian Spit
IPA transcription	2123378
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/02ly4c
Commons category	Curonian Spit
coordinate location	Point(20.970833333 55.274444444)
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Curonian%20Spit%20banner.jpg
start time	2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
area	33021
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (v)