Jura Mountains

The Jura Mountains (English: /ˈ(d)ʒə/ , French: [ʒyʁa], German: [ˈjuːʁa], ; French: Massif du Jura; German: Juragebirge; Italian: Massiccio del Giura; Romansh: Montagnas da Jura) are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate a long part of the French–Swiss border. While the Jura range proper ("folded Jura", ) is located in France and Switzerland, the range continues as the Table Jura ("not folded Jura", ) northeastwards through northern Switzerla…