Bernina

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Bernina designates:

  • Bernina district , an administrative unit in Switzerland
  • Bernina Alps , a mountain group of the Alps
    • Bernina Group , a mountain group in the Eastern Alps between the Engadine and the Valtellina
      • Piz Bernina , 4,049 m, highest mountain in the Eastern Alps
      • Bernina Pass , which connects the Engadin (Switzerland) with the Poschiavo (Switzerland) and the Valtellina (Italy)
  • Berninabach , a torrent in the canton of Graubünden
  • Val Bernina , the highest side valley in the Engadine
  • Bernina Railway, a well-known narrow-gauge railway (gauge 1'000 mm) between St. Moritz and Tirano
    • Bernina Express , a tourist train operated by the Rhaetian Railway over the Bernina Pass
    • Ospizio Bernina , 2,253 m, the highest stop on the Rhaetian Railway
  • Bernina sewing machine factory , a Swiss manufacturer of sewing machines