Anti-Atlas
The Anti-Atlas, also known as Lesser Atlas or Little Atlas, is a mountain range in Morocco, a part of the Atlas Mountains in the northwest of Africa. The Anti-Atlas extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest toward the northeast, to the heights of Ouarzazate and further east to the city of Tafilalt, altogether a distance of approximately 500 km. The range borders on the Sahara to the south.
| Anti-Atlas | |
|---|---|
| الأطلس الصغير Aṭlas Mẓẓiyn | |
A section of the Anti-Atlas near Tafraout. The peak in the background is Djebel el Kest. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Jbel Sirwa |
| Elevation | 3,304 m (10,840 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 670 km (420 mi) ENE/WSW |
| Width | 180 km (110 mi) NNW/SSE |
| Geography | |
Map of Northwest Africa with the Anti-Atlas in the lower left corner.
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| Country | Morocco |
| Parent range | Atlas Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alleghenian |
| Age of rock | Paleozoic |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | drive |
In some contexts, the Anti-Atlas is considered separate from the Atlas Mountains system, as the prefix "anti" (i.e. opposite) implies.
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