National Park
Dzūkija
Lithuania
LithuaniaMoose · wolf
See parkA 98 km peninsula of sand dunes built up over 5,000 years, which has buried whole villages beneath the moving sand
Area
264 km²
Designated in
1991
Region
Baltic Europe
Declared in 1991 on the Lithuanian side and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 as a cultural property shared with Russia, the Curonian Spit is a narrow strip of sand dunes 98 km long, built up over some 5,000 years by Baltic currents. Its dunes, among the highest in Europe, advanced so aggressively through the 18th and 19th centuries that they buried several entire fishing villages under the sand, forcing their inhabitants to resettle again and again.
1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.
Threatened:
Ecosystems found in Lithuania, where Curonian Spit lies.
Where can I dive near here?
188 km away
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Lithuania
Same country: Lithuania
Same country: Lithuania
Same country: Lithuania
Based on what we already know about this park.
Climate
Temperate
