Geological Structure of the Quaternary Sedimentary Sequence in the Klaipeda Strait, Southeastern Baltic - The Baltic Sea Basin - page 134

6.1 Introduction

The Klaipeda Strait links the Curonian Lagoon (Kuršiu˛ Marios) with the Baltic
Sea, i.e. separates the Curonian Spit (Kuršiu˛ Nerija) from the continental part of
Lithuania (Fig. 6.1 ) . The only seaport of Lithuania is located in the Klaipeda Strait.
The length of the strait from the port gates on the Baltic Sea coast to the Kiaules
Nugara isle in the Curonian Lagoon is 12 km. The strait is 1,500 m wide at its

Fig. 6.1 Map of the study area, location of investigated boreholes and line of geological

cross-section