Curonian Lagoon
Freshwater lagoon separated from the Baltic Sea by the Curonian Spit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Curonian Lagoon (or Bay, Gulf; Prussian: Kursjanmari, Lithuanian: Kuršių marios, Latvian: Kuršu joma, Russian: Куршский залив, Polish: Zalew Kuroński, German: Kurisches Haff) is a freshwater lagoon separated from the Baltic Sea by the Curonian Spit. Its surface area is 1,619 square kilometers (625 sq mi).[1] The Neman River (Lithuanian: Nemunas) supplies about 90% of its inflows; its watershed consists of about 100,450 square kilometres in Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast.[2]
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Location | Lithuania, Russia |
Coordinates | 55°05′34″N 20°54′59″E |
Type | Lagoon |
Primary inflows | Neman |
Max. length | 98 km (61 mi) |
Max. width | 46 km (29 mi) |
Surface area | 1,619 km2 (625 sq mi) |
Average depth | 3.8 m (12 ft) |
Max. depth | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
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