Jura Mountains
Proper noun
Meaning
Jura Mountains
a mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany.
Synonym: Juras
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Examples
Geography and geology Aarau and the Jura Mountains The old city of Aarau is situated on a rocky outcrop at a narrowing of the Aare river valley, at the southern foot of the Jura mountains.
Northeastern France drains to the Rhine via the Moselle ; smaller rivers drain the Vosges and Jura Mountains uplands.
Jura seeAlso Creux du Van in Canton Neuchatel showing the limestone layers visible in the Jura Mountains The Jura is a limestone range running from Lake Geneva to the Rhine river.
The Jura Mountains are an example of fold mountains.