Jura [mountain range] - Jura

Japanese: ジュラ[山脈] - ジュラ

A mountain range stretching from northeast to southwest along the border with Switzerland in eastern France. It is a folded mountain range formed by the Alpine orogeny, and its geology is mainly composed of Mesozoic limestone and sandstone, and its Jurassic period is named after it. Its total length is about 250 km, and its highest point is 1,723 m above sea level. Many of the local residents are engaged in agriculture and livestock farming. It is a cheese producing region. Precision machinery (watches), plastics, and woodworking are also well developed.
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Japanese:

フランス東部，スイスとの国境に沿い，北東から南西に伸びる山脈。アルプス造山運動で生じた褶曲(しゅうきょく)山脈で，地質は中生代の石灰岩，砂岩を主とし，ジュラ紀はこの名にちなむ。全長約250 km，最高点は標高1723m。地域住民の多くは農業，牧畜に従事。チーズの産地。精密機械（時計）・プラスチック工業，木工も発達している。
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