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Sundial on Parnidis Dune, Curonian Spit, in Lithuania

Sundial on Parnidis Dune, Curonian Spit, in Lithuania (© amoklv/Getty Images)

Sundial on Parnidis Dune, Curonian Spit, in Lithuania (© amoklv/Getty Images)

It's time for spring

This 40ft (12m) sundial stands on top of the Parnidis Dune on Curonian Spit, a 60-mile (98km) sand dune peninsula and Unesco World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia. Built in 1995, the sundial was damaged by a hurricane a few years later and rebuilt in 2011. It accurately tells the time by creating shadows on the steps, with notches for hours and half hours, as well as months, equinoxes and solstices.
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