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Series of parallel mountain ranges running
SW-NE along the French-Swiss frontier between
the rivers Rhone and Rhine, a distance of 250
km/156 mi. The highest peak is Crete de la
Neige, 1,723 m/5,650 ft. The mountains give
their name to a departement of France, and in
1979 a Jura canton was established in
Switzerland, formed from the French-speaking
areas of Berne.