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title: "Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains"  
description: "The Atlas Mountains Range consists of mountain peaks that run along the north-western portion of the African continent."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-10-15  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1326/interesting-facts-about-the-atlas-mountains  
category: "education"  
tags: ["Atlas Mountains", "mountain", "geography", "geographical area", "Atlas"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains

![Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ebd4993f-5d75-4d38-82e3-391d86c0df61/images/138e1702-5808-4bcb-984b-28771af7ddeb.jpeg) ![Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ebd4993f-5d75-4d38-82e3-391d86c0df61/images/0381a3a1-afa8-4393-bdbe-2ea4e0d956d7.jpeg) Extends 1,500 Miles ![Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ebd4993f-5d75-4d38-82e3-391d86c0df61/images/754e7667-a4cf-457c-a9bf-b2cc71d3e409.jpeg) The terrain of the Atlas Mountain range is particularly difficult to cross ![Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ebd4993f-5d75-4d38-82e3-391d86c0df61/images/138e1702-5808-4bcb-984b-28771af7ddeb.jpeg) The High Atlas culminates in Mount Toubkal at 13,665 feet ![Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ebd4993f-5d75-4d38-82e3-391d86c0df61/images/754e7667-a4cf-457c-a9bf-b2cc71d3e409.jpeg) The Atlas Mountains are rich in natural resources. ![Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ebd4993f-5d75-4d38-82e3-391d86c0df61/images/1126dc39-eb18-4ba6-818a-18cd494c8499.jpeg) There are Four Subranges of Atlas Mountain ![Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ebd4993f-5d75-4d38-82e3-391d86c0df61/images/6c531f4e-7512-442f-8998-0a87a2d1fba2.jpeg) The city of Blida , 265,000 inhabitants was completely destroyed due to strong earthquake ![Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ebd4993f-5d75-4d38-82e3-391d86c0df61/images/449b3eb8-e33a-40b9-b6d4-e68c0f94087b.jpeg) Closer to the Sahara Desert ![Interesting facts about the Atlas Mountains](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ebd4993f-5d75-4d38-82e3-391d86c0df61/images/f5fe6c39-1345-42f2-8c35-48f80b01c503.jpeg) The mountains were home to many extinct species like Atlas Bear which is now extinct.

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