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formation
- In mountain: The western segment of the system
limestone deposits
- In geochronology: Completion of the Phanerozoic time scale
Swabian Alp
- In Swabian Alp

physiography of

France
- In France: Pyrenees, Jura, and Alps
Franche-Comté
- In Franche-Comté: Geography
Rhône River
- In Rhône River: Physiography
Switzerland
- In Geneva: Site
- In Switzerland: Relief and drainage

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Oct 11, 2023
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Jura Mountains, Europe.	Swati Chopra	Mar 15, 2012
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jun 11, 2010
	Geologic time data updated.	Maren Goldberg	Sep 17, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998