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What continent are atlas?
Atlas were mythological figures from Ancient Greece, not real entities, so they are not associated with any specific continent. However, the "Atlas" in Greek mythology is commonly depicted as holding up the celestial spheres, and the story is often tied to the Atlas Mountains in North Africa.
What mountains make up the atlas mountain range?
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Mountain range between tunisia an morocco?
The Atlas mountains, they stretch from western Morocco to northeastern Tunisia.
Where does atlas live?
Atlas Mountains in northern Africa, holding up the sky.
Who was lord atlas?
The titan who held the sky up and stopped it falling to Earth in Greek mythology before he was turned into the Atlas mountains.
What kind of fog is found in the mountains when humid air pushes up to make fog?
Upslope fog
What is the width of the atlas mountains?
The Atlas Mountains span over 2,500 km (1,600 miles) across North Africa. The width of the mountain range varies, but it can reach up to 560 km (350 miles) in some areas.
Who did Perseus turn into stone with the Gorgon's head?
He didn't - it was Athena who out of pity turned Atlas to stone with Medusa's head to relieve him of holding up the Ouranos or sky from the Earth; he then became the Atlas mountains
Which way is India plates moving?
I believe it is moving north, which creates the mountains as it pushes up against the asian plate.
Why were the mountains in morocco named after altas the greek god?
atlas was turned into a mountain so he wouldn't be hurt when he held up the sky.
What is the mythological meaning of atlas?
The Atlas mountains are a range in north west africa, these days stretching over a territory which includes Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. In Greek myth Atlas was one of the Titans (earth-born giants) who attempted to overthrow the gods in a prehistoric battle called the titanomachy. When the titans were defeated Atlas was condemned to stand at the end of the earth (the north-west African coast was the end of the known world to the ancient Greek) holding up the sky. Atlas later quarreled with Perseus, and Perseus turned Atlas into a rock (the Atlas mountains) by waving the head of the Medusa in his face.
How do the plates make mountains?
When one tectonic plate presses into another it can either force it upwards or downwards. If it is upwards, then mountains are formed as the plate pushes up the surface of the earth above it.
