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Convergence with Europe crumpled and lifted the crust across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The figure is taken from NASA Earth Observatory, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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The Atlas Mountains grew as Africa pushed north

Convergence with Europe crumpled and lifted the crust across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia The range stretches roughly 2,500 kilometres and includes the High Atlas, where Jbel Toubkal rises to 4,167 metres. Deformation continues and the region records regular earthquakes. The mountains also catch moisture from the Atlantic and Mediterranean, feeding rivers that water the plains beyond. It sits in Mondo's world geography collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Convergence with Europe crumpled and lifted the crust across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The figure is taken from NASA Earth Observatory, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a world geography fact?: Yes. It sits on the World Geography shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.