Atlas Mountains

American

plural noun

a mountain range in NW Africa, extending through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Highest peak, Mt. Tizi, 14,764 feet (4,500 meters).

Atlas Mountains British

plural noun

a mountain system of N Africa, between the Mediterranean and the Sahara. Highest peak: Mount Toubkal, 4165 m (13 664 ft)

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Mahamed has based himself in the town of Ifrane in Morocco's Atlas Mountains as he builds towards April's race.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The modeling shows that the earthquake occurred in the lower crust about 25 kilometers beneath the western Moroccan High Atlas Mountains and was a blind rupture, meaning it did not reach the surface.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2023

On Sept. 8, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, killing over 2,900 people.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

He was just 8 and asleep when a large earthquake struck Morocco in 1960, wiping out entire neighborhoods in the coastal city of Agadir, near the Atlas Mountains, and killing at least 12,000 people.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Atlas Mountains cross the country; rivers few and small.

From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by Alden, John B.

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