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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Jura department namedAfter Jura Mountains
subject surface form: Jura (department)
Jura department locatedInMountainRange Jura Mountains
subject surface form: Jura (department)
Zuchwil locatedNear Jura Mountains
Dorneck-Thierstein region locatedNear Jura Mountains
Dorneck-Thierstein region borderingRegion Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Mountains region
Doubs River locatedIn Jura Mountains
Doubs River region Jura Mountains
Oensingen locatedNear Jura Mountains
Lons-le-Saunier locatedNear Jura Mountains
Niederbipp locatedNear Jura Mountains
Le Locle, Switzerland locatedIn Jura Mountains
subject surface form: Le Locle
Col de la Faucille locatedIn Jura Mountains
Col de la Faucille mountainRange Jura Mountains
Vully region hasViewOf Jura Mountains
Bresse borderedBy Jura Mountains
Lausanne–Morges agglomeration near Jura Mountains
Delémont locatedNear Jura Mountains
Vallorbe locatedIn Jura Mountains
Hägendorf locatedInMountainRange Jura Mountains
Col de la Givrine locatedIn Jura Mountains
Col de la Givrine mountainRange Jura Mountains
Saignelégier locatedNear Jura Mountains
Territoire de Belfort locatedNear Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura mountains
Citadel of Besançon locatedNear Jura Mountains
Mont Tendre locatedIn Jura Mountains
Mont Tendre mountainRange Jura Mountains
Salins-les-Bains Saltworks locatedNear Jura Mountains
Günsberg locatedIn Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Mountains region
Chasseral locatedIn Jura Mountains
Chasseral mountainRange Jura Mountains
Selzach locatedInOrNextToMountainRange Jura Mountains
Canton of Vaud containsMountainRange Jura Mountains
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté knownFor Jura Mountains
Lauterach hasGeographicalFeature Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura hills
City of Belfort locatedNear Jura Mountains
La Dôle locatedIn Jura Mountains
La Dôle partOf Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura range
La Dôle range Jura Mountains
Le Locle locatedIn Jura Mountains
Grenchen locatedAtFootOf Jura Mountains
Val-de-Ruz partOf Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Mountains region
Val-de-Travers locatedIn Jura Mountains
A16 motorway (Switzerland) locatedIn Jura Mountains
A16 motorway (Switzerland) regionServed Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Arc
Jura namedAfter Jura Mountains
Jura containsPartOf Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura mountain range
Gorges de l’Areuse locatedIn Jura Mountains
Jura region of Switzerland partOf Jura Mountains