The location of the Atlas Mountains (red) across North Africa
Countries
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
Region
Maghreb
Geology
Age of rock
Precambrian
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range, which stretches around 2,500 km (1,600 mi) through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The range's highest peak is Toubkal, which is in central Morocco, with an elevation of 4,167 metres (13,671 ft).[2] The Atlas mountains are primarily inhabited by Berber populations.[3]
The terms for 'mountain' are Adrar and adras in some Berber languages, and these terms are believed to be cognates of the toponym Atlas. The mountains are home to a number of animals and plants which are mostly found within Africa but some of which can be found in Europe. Many of these species are endangered and a few are already extinct. The weather is generally cool but summers are sunny, and the average temperature there is 25 °C.[4]
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southern Iberian Peninsula across the strait. Thus, the Rif Mountains are not part of the AtlasMountain System. Major cities in the greater Rif region include...
caused by major mountain ranges (whose highest points can culminate up to more than 4,000 meters high). To the northwest, the AtlasMountains, covering the...
dissected mountains, many volcanic, rise from the desert, including the Aïr Mountains, Ahaggar Mountains, Saharan Atlas, Tibesti Mountains, Adrar des...
a prey animal for past and present predators of the AtlasMountains, such as striped hyenas, Atlas bears, African leopards and Barbary lions. Sus scrofa...
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