The Jura mountains join the Alps to cover approximately 70 percent of the land area of Switzerland.
The Jura Mountains join the Alps to cover approximately 70 percent of the land area of Switzerland. The Jura Mountains run along the western border of Switzerland, separating it from France.
Jura mountains
A region with many mountains is known as a mountainous area or mountain range. Examples of areas with lots of mountains include the Rocky Mountains in North America, the Alps in Europe, and the Himalayas in Asia.
The Jura mountains join the Alps to cover approximately 70 percent of the land area of Switzerland.
The mountains in Switzerland are called the Swiss Alps. They are a mountain range that covers about 60% of Switzerland's total land area and are famous for their stunning beauty and appeal to outdoor enthusiasts.
The European plain spans over 2,000 miles from the Pyrenees and Alps in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east. It covers a vast area of approximately 1.8 million square miles.
The Alps is the mountain range that stretches across the northern part of Italy. The Alps actually stretches across eight different countries. The total area covered by the Alps is over 80,000 square miles.
The area of Trinity Alps Wilderness is 2,127.137 square kilometers.
Approximately 20-25% of the Earth's surface is covered by mountains. This includes ranges such as the Himalayas, Andes, Rockies, and Alps.
An area that has mountains. Pretty self explanatory don't you think. The more extreme of these can be called mountain ranges, like the Andes, Appalachians, Alps, Himalayas, and Rockies.
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions. The Swiss Alps extend over both the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps, encompassing an area sometimes called Central Alps. While the northern ranges from the Bernese Alps to the Appenzell Alps are entirely in Switzerland, the southern ranges from the Mont Blanc massif to the Bernina massif are shared with other countries such as France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.