A thyroid nodule is a growth within the thyroid gland, which may or may not be felt by physical exam. Some nodules are only found incidentally on imaging of the thyroid. Thyroid nodules are very common and by age 60 almost one-half of all people will have a thyroid nodule.
Geography The Aures mountains are the eastern continuation of the Saharan Atlas . They are located at a lower elevation than the High Atlas mountains of Morocco . The highest peak in the Aures range is Djebel ChÃ©lia in Khenchela Province , which sits at 2,328 metres (7,638 ft).
Atlas Mountains. Written By: Atlas Mountains, series of mountain ranges in northwestern Africa, running generally southwest to northeast to form the geologic backbone of the countries of the Maghrib (the western region of the Arab world)âMorocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.