Jura Mountains

Summary

Jura Mountains is a massif^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of massif entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,514 views/month).^[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 {'latitude': 47.2431, 'longitude': 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 1958^[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 1353^[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 {'amount': '+14000'}^[52]. Its length is recorded as {'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 Jurassic^[54], a period^[55]; Jura^[56], a department of France^[57], in France^[58], founded in 1790^[59]; Canton of Jura^[60], a canton of Switzerland^[61], in Switzerland^[62], founded in 1979^[63]; Late Jurassic^[64], an epoch^[65]; Early Jurassic^[66], a series^[67]; Middle Jurassic^[68], an epoch^[69]; Montes Jura^[70], a mountain^[71]; and 5778 Jurafrance^[72], an asteroid^[73].

Why It Matters

Jura Mountains ranks in the top 7% of massif entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,514 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]

Entities named for it include Jurassic^[54], a period^[55]; Jura^[56], a department of France^[57], in France^[58], founded in 1790^[59]; Canton of Jura^[60], a canton of Switzerland^[61], in Switzerland^[62], founded in 1979^[63]; Late Jurassic^[64], an epoch^[65]; Early Jurassic^[66], a series^[67]; and Middle Jurassic^[68], an epoch^[69].