Spits Around The World
The longest spit in the World is the Arabat Spit in the Sea of Azov. It is approximately 110 km long.
Farewell Spit in New Zealand, at 32 km, is one of the longest in the world. Farewell Spit, in the North West corner of the South Island is believed to be caused by the strong prevailing winds and currents bringing sand eroded from the Southern Alps of the South Island and depositing these into Golden Bay.
Spits in the UK are caused by prevailing South-Westerly winds, which give the spits their direction. However, when the direction of the wind changes for a short while the spit may change in direction for a short while forming a hook. Many spits have hooked or curved ends. One spit in the UK can be found in Dorset. Chesil Beach is an 18-mile long shingle that connects Weymouth to the Isle of Portland. Chesil Beach provides shelter to Weymouth and the Portland village of Chiswell from prevailing winds and waves.
The Curonian Spit off the coast of Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia) separates Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea and is 98 km long. In a similar fashion, the Vistula Spit separates Vistula Lagoon from the Gdańsk Bay off the coast of Poland.
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