Jura Mountains

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mountain range sub-alpine mountain range

The Jura Mountains are a sub-alpine mountain range in Western Europe known for their forested limestone ridges, karst landscapes, and role as a natural boundary between France and Switzerland.

Aliases (13)

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range → sub-alpine mountain range →
climate	temperate continental →
continent	Europe →
country	France → Germany → Switzerland →
drainageBasin	Doubs River basin → Rhine River basin → Rhône River basin →
elevation	1720 m →
extendsIntoRegion	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Bourgogne-Franche-Comté → Canton of Bern → Canton of Jura → Canton of Neuchâtel → Canton of Vaud →
formsBorderBetween	France → Switzerland →
geologicalComposition	limestone →
geologicalPeriod	Jurassic →
geologicalStructure	fold-and-thrust belt →
hasActivity	cross-country skiing → cycling → hiking → skiing →
hasEconomicActivity	cheese production → watchmaking →
hasFeature	caves → escarpments → forested ridges → limestone cliffs → plateaus → poljes → sinkholes → synclinal valleys →
hasLandscapeType	karst landscape →
hasLandUse	forestry → pastoral farming →
hasPass	Col de Jougne → Col de la Faucille → Col de la Givrine →
hasPeak	Chasseral → Crêt de la Neige → La Dôle → Le Reculet → Mont Tendre →
hasProduct	Comté cheese → Mont d'Or cheese → Morbier cheese →
hasProtectedArea	Jura Vaudois Nature Park → Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura →
hasTrail	Grande Traversée du Jura →
highestPoint	Crêt de la Neige → Le Crêt de la Neige →
locatedIn	Jura Mountains → Jura Mountains → Jura Mountains → Jura Mountains → Western Europe →
mountainSystem	Alps →
nameEtymology	from Celtic root for forest or mountain →
nameLanguage	Latin →
nameOrigin	Jurassic period →
nearCity	Basel → Besançon → Biel/Bienne → Geneva → Lausanne → Neuchâtel →
orogeny	Alpine orogeny →
vegetationType	coniferous forest → mixed forest →

Referenced by (48)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ain River ("Jura Mountains region") → Ain River ("Jura Massif") → Crêt de la Neige → Franche-Comté ("Jura (mountain range)") → Grande Traversée du Jura → Jura → Jura Vaudois Nature Park → Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura → Vallorbe–Jougne crossing → arrondissement of Gex ("Jura Mountains region") → École d’Art de La Chaux-de-Fonds ("Swiss Jura") →	locatedIn
Biel/Bienne → Lake Geneva → Lake Neuchâtel → Saint-Genis-Pouilly → Vallorbe–Jougne crossing ("Jura crest") →	locatedNear
Romandie → Vaud → Western Switzerland →	hasMountainRange
Franche-Comté → Romandy ("Jura mountain range") →	borderFeature
Ornex ("Jura foothills") → Prévessin-Moëns ("Jura foothills") →	locatedInGeographicalRegion
Jurassic → Jurassic Period →	namedAfter
Areuse ("Swiss Jura") → Grandson ("Jura foothills") →	region
Ain River → Areuse →	sourceLocation
Seeland region →	borderedBy
Swiss Plateau →	borders
Eastern France →	containsMountainRange
Romandy →	containsRegion
Neuchâtel →	elevationFeature
Areuse →	flowsThrough
France–Switzerland border →	followsNaturalFeature
Ain →	hasBorderFeature
Ornans →	hasNearbyNaturalFeature
Franche-Comté →	hasPart
Ligerz →	hasViewOf
Prince of Neuchâtel →	historicalRegion
Charles L’Eplattenier ("Jura landscape") →	inspiredBy
Swiss Plateau →	liesBetween
Kappel am Albis ("Albis hills") →	locatedInOrOn
Biel/Bienne ("Jura foothills") →	locatedInRegion
Switzerland →	mountainRange
Ferney-Voltaire →	near
Swiss Plateau →	separates