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 ranks in the top 0.64% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,295 views/month, #18 of 2,807).[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's image is recorded as Atlas mountains.jpg[6].
- Atlas Mountains's continent is recorded as Africa[7].
- Atlas Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[8].
- Atlas Mountains's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315125605[9].
- Atlas Mountains's GND ID is recorded as 4003394-6[10].
- Atlas Mountains's locator map image is recorded as AtlasRange.jpg[11].
- Atlas Mountains's locator map image is recorded as Atlas-Mountains-Labeled-2.jpg[12].
- Atlas Mountains's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85009230[13].
- Atlas Mountains's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13319258b[14].
- Atlas Mountains's location is recorded as North Africa[15].
- Atlas Mountains's part of is recorded as Alpide belt[16].
- Atlas Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Atlas Mountains[17].
- Atlas Mountains's highest point is recorded as Jbel Toubkal[18].
- Atlas Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.061944444444446, 'lon': -7.916111111111111}[19].
- Atlas Mountains's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0crpc[20].
- Atlas Mountains's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge311219[21].
- Atlas Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atlas Mountains[22].
- Atlas Mountains's Commons gallery is recorded as Atlas Mountains[23].
- Atlas Mountains's page banner is recorded as Atlas Mountains banner.jpg[24].
- Atlas Mountains's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX456066[25].
- Atlas Mountains's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0005975[26].
- Atlas Mountains's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[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's continent is recorded as Africa[7]. Its part of is recorded as Alpide belt[16].
Physical Characteristics
Atlas Mountains's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4165'}[37]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2550'}[38].
Designation and Status
Atlas Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[8].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Atlas Mountains include Atlas (Amazigh)[39], a language family[40], in Morocco[41].
Why It Matters
Atlas Mountains ranks in the top 0.64% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,295 views/month, #18 of 2,807).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Atlas (Amazigh)[39], a language family[40], in Morocco[41].