Atlas Mountains
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The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range spanning approximately 2,500 kilometers across northwestern Africa. Their elevation reaches up to 4,200 meters. The range extends through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
These mountains form a natural barrier between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert. They are divided into several sub-ranges, including the High Atlas, Middle Atlas, and Anti-Atlas.
Atlas Mountains
Summary
Atlas Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Atlas Mountains is in the country of Morocco[3].
- Atlas Mountains is in the country of Algeria[4].
- Atlas Mountains is in the country of Tunisia[5].
- Atlas Mountains is on the continent of Africa[6].
- Atlas Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[7].
- Atlas Mountains took place at North Africa[8].
- Atlas Mountains is part of Alpide belt[9].
- Atlas Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Atlas Mountains[10].
- Atlas Mountains's highest point is recorded as Jbel Toubkal[11].
- Atlas Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.061944444444446, 'lon': -7.916111111111111}[12].
- Atlas Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atlas Mountains[13].
- Atlas Mountains's Commons gallery is recorded as Atlas Mountains[14].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[15].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[20].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[21].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[22].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- Atlas Mountains's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2550'}[24].
- Atlas Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4165'}[25].
- Atlas Mountains's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+300'}[26].
- Atlas Mountains dates from the Precambrian[27].
Body
Geography
Country listings include Morocco[3], a constitutional monarchy[28], in Morocco[29], founded in 1956[30]; Algeria[4], a sovereign state[31], in Algeria[32], founded in 1962[33]; and Tunisia[5], a country[34], in Tunisia[35], founded in 1956[36]. Atlas Mountains is on the continent of Africa[6]. It is part of Alpide belt[9].
Physical Characteristics
Atlas Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4165'}[25]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2550'}[24].
Designation and Status
Atlas Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[7].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Atlas Mountains include Atlas (Amazigh)[37], a language family[38], in Morocco[39].
Why It Matters
Atlas Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for it include Atlas (Amazigh)[37], a language family[38], in Morocco[39].