Atlas Mountains


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

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How to use Atlas Mountains in a sentence

  • Yet next day nothing was spoken about in the town but his intention to be off to Algeria to hunt the lions of the Atlas Mountains.

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  • Almonds are one of the staple articles of trade in the Atlas Mountains.

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  • The Atlas Mountains traverse the country in several parallel chains, running from southwest to northeast.

  • It is in Morocco that the central range of the Atlas Mountains forms a watershed.

  • Beyond the Atlas Mountains, in the most southern section, the country partakes of the nature of the Sahara.

British Dictionary definitions for Atlas Mountains

Atlas Mountains

pl n
  1. 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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