Island location Curonian Spit in Europe
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: 20.97223 lat : 55.27829 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84 | long: lat : | | Surface area: | 168 km2 (0.442 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 278 km | | Average height: | 10 metre | | Length island: | 98 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 3.8 km | | Name : | Vecekrugo kopa (0 metre) | | Orientation island: | South-southwest - North |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 0 | | Population density: | inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Litouws: Smiltynė, Alksnynė, Juodkrantė, Pervalka, Preila, Nida. Russisch: Morskoe (Морско́е), Rybachy (Рыбачий), Lesnoy (Лесной) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Kuršių nerija | | Archipelago (island group): | | | Country: | | | Location in Country: | | | Name : | | | Name : | | | Main place: | Litouwen: Nida; Rusland: Rybatsji | Places portal2europe
(sister website): | Juodkrante (North)
Nida (Central)
Pervalka (NorthNorthEast)
Preila (NorthNorthEast)
| | Location Main place: | South | | Sea: | | | Lake: | | | Distance to main land: | 0 km | | Nearest Country: | | | Type Water: | sand | | island-Type: | Spit | | Remarks: | |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Curonian Spit
| The weather type in Nida | overcast clouds |  | | Current temperature: | 5 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 5.88 meter per second (Wind force - bft 4)
| | Winddirection: | South-southeast | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1017 mb
| | Humidity: | 85 %
| | Daylength at 5 December 2025: | 7 hour and 24 minutes | | Sunrise: | 07:44 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 15:08 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Curonian Spit
The weather for the next few hours
Nida - LT (longitude: 20.9722, latitude: 55.2783)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction ZW): 3.45 km
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5 degrees Celcius
1018 mbar
overcast clouds | 4:00
5 degrees Celcius
1018 mbar
broken clouds | 7:00
5 degrees Celcius
1018 mbar
broken clouds | 10:00
5 degrees Celcius
1017 mbar
overcast clouds | 13:00
6 degrees Celcius
1017 mbar
overcast clouds |
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | | International airport present : | No | | Accessible by car: | No | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 0 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | No | | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | No | | Bicycle facilities: | No |
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 Camping | 1) Nidos kempingas
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Landuse Curonian Spit
| Forest |
151.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
6.7 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
1.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3.4 km2 |
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| Sand |
5 km2 |
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