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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International Watchmaking Museum locatedInRegion Jura Mountains
this entity surface form: Jura Arc