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24 June 2018

Sunday Stamps - 'S'

2012, Lithuania, World Heritage Objects, Curonian Spit

The Kursiu Nerija, or Curonian Spit, has the largest rolling sand dunes in Europe.  It is 98 km long and  varies from 400 metres to 4 kms wide with the Curonian Lagoon on east side and the Baltic Sea on the west.  It has been a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2000 shared by Lithuania and Russia.

for the letter S - sand dunes, spit


4 comments:

Mail Adventures said...

Wow, this seem a beautiful place... that made a beautiful stamp. It's time I plan my summer! :)

Ana said...

this is one of the places I would really like to visit, and the stamp is so beautifully done!

Bob Scotney said...

Just the place to be with the superb weather we are having. Great stamp.

Joy said...

Love a sand dune so to see 98k of them would be amazing. I like the flowers its interesting how many plants thrive in this habitat.