Jura Mountains

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
sub-alpine mountain range
climate temperate continental
continent Europe
country France
Germany
Switzerland
drainageBasin Doubs River
surface form: Doubs River basin

Rhine
surface form: Rhine River basin

Rhône river basin
surface form: Rhône River basin
elevation 1720 m
extendsIntoRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
canton of Bern
surface form: 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 la Faucille
surface form: 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
Crêt de la Neige
surface form: Le Crêt de la Neige
locatedIn Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs
Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs
Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs
Jura Mountains self-linksurface differs
Western Europe
mountainSystem Alps
nameEtymology from Celtic root for forest or mountain
nameLanguage Latin
nameOrigin Jurassic period
nearCity Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel

Besançon
Biel/Bienne
Geneva
Lausanne
Neuchâtel
orogeny Alpine orogeny
vegetationType coniferous forest
mixed forest

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commune of Ornex locatedInGeographicalRegion Jura Mountains
subject surface form: Ornex
this entity surface form: Jura foothills
Geneva basin adjacentTo Jura Mountains
La Chaux-de-Fonds locatedIn Jura Mountains
Swiss motorway network connectsRegion Jura Mountains
department of Doubs locatedIn Jura Mountains
Dufour Map depictsFeature Jura Mountains
Bourg-en-Bresse locatedNear Jura Mountains
Jura plateau locatedIn Jura Mountains
Jura plateau partOf Jura Mountains
Ajoie locatedIn Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Mountains region
Begnins locatedBetween Jura Mountains
Begnins locatedNear Jura Mountains
Franches-Montagnes locatedIn Jura Mountains
canton of Bern contains Jura Mountains
Yverdon-les-Bains locatedNear Jura Mountains
Jougne locatedInRegion Jura Mountains
France and Switzerland shareBorderIn Jura Mountains
Gorges de l’Ain region Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura foothills
Gorges de l’Ain near Jura Mountains
Pays de Gex partOf Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Mountains region
Pays de Gex mountainRange Jura Mountains
Arpitania overlapsWith Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Mountains region
Vouglans Reservoir locatedInRegion Jura Mountains
Lake Murten locatedBetween Jura Mountains
Balm bei Günsberg locatedIn Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Mountains region
Balm bei Günsberg hasMountainRange Jura Mountains
Fort de Joux locatedIn Jura Mountains
Eaux-Vives district hasViewOf Jura Mountains
Comté cheese milkCollectionArea Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Massif du Jura
Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura locatedIn Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Massif du Jura
Grande Traversée du Jura locatedIn Jura Mountains
Crêt de la Neige mountainRange Jura Mountains
Crêt de la Neige highestPointOf Jura Mountains
Crêt de la Neige region Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Massif
Le Reculet locatedIn Jura Mountains
Le Reculet mountainRange Jura Mountains
Le Reculet hasPanoramicViewOf Jura Mountains
Le Reculet isOneOfHighestSummitsIn Jura Mountains
Jura Vaudois Nature Park locatedIn Jura Mountains
Birs locatedIn Jura Mountains
Birs hasSourceRegion Jura Mountains
Ergolz region Jura Mountains
Hinteri Egg locatedIn Jura Mountains
Hinteri Egg mountainRange Jura Mountains
Hinteri Egg category Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Mountains of the Jura
Balsthal locatedIn Jura Mountains
Lommiswil locatedInMountainRange Jura Mountains
Jura department partOf Jura Mountains
subject surface form: Jura (department)