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

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Rif region partOf Atlas Mountain system