Swiss Plateau
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The Swiss Plateau is a densely populated, gently rolling central region of Switzerland lying between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, known for its major cities, agriculture, and industry.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Plateau region | 0 | 3 |
| Swiss Plateau and Alpine region | 0 | 1 |
| Swiss Plateau geographic region | 0 | 1 |
| Swiss Plateau lake system | 0 | 1 |
| Swiss Plateau margin | 0 | 1 |
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
→
plateau → |
| areaCharacteristic | largest lowland area of Switzerland → |
| borders |
Jura Mountains
→
Alps →
surface form:
Swiss Alps
|
| climate | temperate → |
| contains |
Aarau
→
Aare →
surface form:
Aare River
Basel-Stadt →
surface form:
Basel
Basel metropolitan area → Bern → Bern metropolitan area → Biel/Bienne → Broye →
surface form:
Broye River
Delémont → Emme River → Fribourg → Geneva → Geneva–Lausanne metropolitan area → Glatt River → La Chaux-de-Fonds → Lake of Biel →
surface form:
Lake Biel
Lake Geneva → Lake Hallwil → Lake Murten → Lake Neuchâtel → Lake Sempach → Lake Zug → Lake Zurich → Lausanne → Lausanne–Morges agglomeration → Limmat River → Lucerne → Neuchâtel → Olten → Reuss River → Schaffhausen → Sion → Solothurn → St. Gallen → Bern, Switzerland →
surface form:
Swiss federal capital Bern
Thun → Thur River → Vevey–Montreux agglomeration → Winterthur → Yverdon-les-Bains → Zug → Zurich → Zurich →
surface form:
Zurich metropolitan area
|
| country | Switzerland → |
| elevationRange | approximately 400–700 metres above sea level → |
| formedBy |
erosion
→
glaciation → |
| geologicalOrigin | molasse basin → |
| importance |
economic heart of Switzerland
→
political centre of Switzerland → |
| knownFor |
agriculture
→
dense population → industry → major cities → |
| landUse |
intensive agriculture
→
transport infrastructure → urban areas → |
| languageRegion |
Romandy
→
surface form:
French-speaking Switzerland
German-speaking Switzerland → |
| liesBetween |
Jura Mountains
→
Alps →
surface form:
Swiss Alps
|
| locatedIn | Switzerland → |
| majorEconomicSector |
crop farming
→
dairy farming → livestock farming → manufacturing → services → |
| partOf | Central Europe → |
| populationCharacteristic | most densely populated region of Switzerland → |
| relativeLocation | central Switzerland → |
| separates |
Jura Mountains
→
Alps →
surface form:
Swiss Alps
|
| terrain | gently rolling → |
| transportRole |
main corridor between eastern and western Switzerland
→
main corridor between northern and southern Switzerland → |
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swiss Plateau region
subject surface form:
Bern
this entity surface form:
Swiss Plateau margin
this entity surface form:
Swiss Plateau lake system
this entity surface form:
Swiss Plateau region