Atlas Mountain system

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The Atlas Mountain system is a vast mountain range in northwest Africa that stretches across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, forming a major geographic and climatic barrier between the Mediterranean coast and the Sahara Desert.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
adjacentDesert Sahara Desert
biodiversity high
climateInfluence Mediterranean climate
Saharan climate
continent Africa
country Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
economicActivity agriculture
mining
pastoralism
tourism
extendsFrom Atlantic coast of Morocco
extendsTo eastern Tunisia
forms climatic barrier
geographic barrier
geologicalEra Cenozoic
geology fold mountains
highestPoint Toubkal
highestPointCountry Morocco
highestPointElevation 4167 m
influences rainfall distribution in Northwest Africa
inhabitedBy Berber peoples
linked to: Berbers
languageRegion Arabic
Berber languages
locatedIn Northwest Africa
nearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
notableFauna Barbary macaque
Barbary sheep
notableFlora Atlas cedar
linked to: Cedrus
oceanDrainage Atlantic Ocean
orientation southwest–northeast
orogeny Alpine orogeny
partOf Maghreb region
linked to: North Africa
passes Tizi n'Tichka Pass
seaDrainage Mediterranean Sea
separates Mediterranean coast
Sahara Desert
snowCover present in winter at higher elevations
subrange Anti-Atlas
Aurès Mountains
High Atlas
Middle Atlas
Saharan Atlas
Tell Atlas

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Rif region partOf Atlas Mountain system
Anti-Atlas mountains partOf Atlas mountain system
linked to: Atlas Mountain system
Chaambi Mountains partOf Atlas Mountains system
linked to: Atlas Mountain system
Dades Gorges partOf Atlas mountain range
linked to: Atlas Mountain system
Zayanes hasGeographicFeature Atlas mountain valleys
linked to: Atlas Mountain system
High Plateaus of Algeria partOf Atlas Mountains system
linked to: Atlas Mountain system
Saharan Atlas region isSubdivisionOf Atlas Mountain system
Aurès region locatedIn Atlas Mountains system
linked to: Atlas Mountain system
Zerhoun Massif partOf Atlas Mountains system
linked to: Atlas Mountain system
Kantara Pass partOf Atlas Mountain system