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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 10.0816,Lat: 46.2961
Elevation	1024 meter above sea level
Local time	8:08:36am
Name province/region	Graubünden
Name Subregion	Bernina
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Poschiavo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Prese	0.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Pagnoncini	0.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Annunziata	1.6 km	NorthWest
4 Prada	1.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 S. Antonio	2.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	103 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Bern	Switzerland	215 km	WestNorthWest
3 San Marino	San-marino	321 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 203 km (direction EastSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Po main - Medium - Adda, Ticino, part of the larger catchment area Po Basin. The nearest bigger lake is Lago di Poschiavo (1.7 km² at a height of around 961 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Piz Sena with a height of 3075 meter (at a distance of 6.7 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 3.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.7 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 0%, moderate high mountains: 29%, high mountains: 71%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Berglandschaft der Südalpen -- Paysage montagnard des Alpes méridionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Milan Bergamo Airport (at a distance of 75 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.1 km2

48.5%

Nature

20.9 km2

26.6%

Agriculture

10 km2

12.7%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.8%

Rock-Sand

6.3 km2

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Canton in country Switzerland

Canton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes	Italy,Switzerland	29 km	NorthWest
2 Rock Drawings in Valcamonica	Italy	41 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair	Switzerland	47 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Canton
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bernina District

Type of weather in Bernina District	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	05:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam