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Definition of atlas mountains
atlas mountains
Plural:Atlas Mountains
• noun
1
A major mountain range in the Maghreb region of North Africa, stretching through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, which geographically separates the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert.
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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Atlas mountains. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/atlas-mountains