Jura Mountains

Summary

Jura Mountains is a massif^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Jura Mountains is located in Canton of Vaud^[3].
• Jura Mountains is located in Canton of Zürich^[4].
• Jura Mountains is located in Canton of Aargau^[5].
• Jura Mountains is located in Canton of Basel-Landschaft^[6].
• Jura Mountains is located in Canton of Berne^[7].
• Jura Mountains is located in Canton of Neuchâtel^[8].
• Jura Mountains is in the country of Switzerland^[9].
• Jura Mountains is in the country of France^[10].
• Jura Mountains is on the continent of Europe^[11].
• Jura Mountains's instance of is recorded as massif^[12].
• Jura Mountains's instance of is recorded as fold and thrust belt^[13].
• Jura Mountains is made of sedimentary rock^[14].
• Jura Mountains is part of Alpide belt^[15].
• Jura Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Jura mountains^[16].
• Jura Mountains's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[17].
• Jura Mountains's highest point is recorded as Crêt de la Neige^[18].
• Jura Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.2431, 'lon': 6.0219}^[19].
• Jura Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jura Mountains^[20].
• Jura Mountains's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[21].
• Jura Mountains's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Jura Mountains's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Jura Mountains's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[24].
• Jura Mountains's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[25].
• Jura Mountains's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Jura Mountains's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Switzerland^[9], a state^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1291^[30] and France^[10], a sovereign state^[31], in France^[32], founded in 0843^[33]. Located in include Canton of Vaud^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[34], in Switzerland^[35], founded in 1803^[36]; Canton of Zürich^[4], a canton of Switzerland^[37], in Switzerland^[38], founded in 1351^[39]; Canton of Aargau^[5], a canton of Switzerland^[40], in Switzerland^[41], founded in 1803^[42]; Canton of Basel-Landschaft^[6], a canton of Switzerland^[43], in Switzerland^[44], founded in 1833^[45]; Canton of Berne^[7], a canton of Switzerland^[46], in Switzerland^[47], founded in 1848^[48]; and Canton of Neuchâtel^[8], a canton of Switzerland^[49], in Switzerland^[50], founded in 1034^[51]. Jura Mountains is on the continent of Europe^[11]. It is part of Alpide belt^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Jura Mountains covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14000'}^[52]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+340'}^[53].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include massif^[12] and fold and thrust belt^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jura Mountains include Early Jurassic^[54], a series^[55]; Canton of Jura^[56], a canton of Switzerland^[57], in Switzerland^[58], founded in 1979^[59]; Middle Jurassic^[60], an epoch^[61]; 5778 Jurafrance^[62], an asteroid^[63]; Montes Jura^[64], a mountain^[65]; Jurassic^[66], a period^[67]; Jura^[68], a department of France^[69], in France^[70], founded in 1790^[71]; and Late Jurassic^[72], an epoch^[73].

Why It Matters

Jura Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[74]

Entities named for it include Early Jurassic^[54], a series^[55]; Canton of Jura^[56], a canton of Switzerland^[57], in Switzerland^[58], founded in 1979^[59]; Middle Jurassic^[60], an epoch^[61]; 5778 Jurafrance^[62], an asteroid^[63]; Montes Jura^[64], a mountain^[65]; and Jurassic^[66], a period^[67].