Vistula Spit
Peninsular stretch of land in the Baltic Sea on the border between Russia and Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vistula Spit (Polish: Mierzeja Wiślana; Russian: Балтийская коса; German: Danziger Nehrung, Frische Nehrung; Low German: Dantzker Nearing) is an aeolian sand spit,[1] or peninsular stretch of land, separating Vistula Lagoon from Gdańsk Bay, in the Baltic Sea, with its tip separated from the mainland by the Strait of Baltiysk. The border between Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship) and Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia, bisects it, politically dividing the spit into two pieces between the two countries. The westernmost geographical point of Russia is located on the Vistula Spit. The Polish part contains a number of tourist resorts, incorporated administratively as the town of Krynica Morska.
Vistula Spit | |
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Coordinates: 54°24′N 19°30′E | |
Location | Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia |
Offshore water bodies | Gdańsk Bay Vistula Lagoon |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
Largest town | Krynica Morska |