Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone

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geological belt geomorphological region

The Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone is a geomorphological and geological belt in Switzerland that forms the intermediate landscape between the relatively flat Swiss Plateau and the folded Jura Mountains.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Jura Mountains foothills 2
Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone canonical 2
Swiss Plateau and Jura transition zone 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological belt ⓘ
geomorphological region ⓘ
characterizedBy broad valleys ⓘ
cuestas ⓘ
escarpments ⓘ
gentle hills ⓘ
contains agricultural landscapes ⓘ
mixed forest areas ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
forms intermediate landscape between Swiss Plateau and Jura Mountains ⓘ
geology Mesozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ
Molasse deposits ⓘ
folded and faulted structures related to Jura orogeny ⓘ
hasRole buffer zone between densely populated plateau and higher Jura ranges ⓘ
importance marks structural and morphological boundary between Swiss Plateau and Jura ⓘ
influencedBy Alpine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jura folding ⓘ
landscapeType low-relief to moderately dissected terrain ⓘ
locatedIn Jura Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Swiss Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Swiss Mittelland and Jura system NERFINISHED ⓘ
separates Jura Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Swiss Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
surfaceProcesses Quaternary glaciation effects ⓘ
fluvial erosion ⓘ
tectonicSetting foreland of the Alps and Jura ⓘ
transitionBetween folded Jura Mountains ⓘ
relatively flat Swiss Plateau ⓘ
usedIn Swiss geological mapping ⓘ
Swiss geomorphological regionalization ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Balm bei Günsberg → isPartOf → Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone ⓘ
Hinteri Egg → isPartOf → Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau and Jura transition zone
Balsthal → partOf → Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone ⓘ
Oensingen → locatedIn → Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jura Mountains foothills
Thoiry → locatedIn → Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jura Mountains foothills
Zug → region → Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau margin
Eggersriet → partOf → Swiss Plateau–Jura transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau fringe