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A mountain ridge that separates river systems is called a water shed. They are very common around large rivers and streams around the world.
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What is a mountain ridge that separates river systems?
continmental dividecontinental divide
What is a long and undersea mountain chain called?
A mid ocean ridge
What is a ridge of land separating river systems?
A ridge of land separating river systems is called a water shed. Normally the land is very high up and mountainous.
What is a sharp jagged mountain top called?
The sharp jagged mountain top is called the peak. The very top of the mountain might also be referred to as the summit.
A ridge of land that separates one watershed from another is what?
a divide
What is an example of a mountain ridge that separates river systems?
The Continental Divide of the Americas is an example of a mountain ridge that separates river systems. Further examples include Northern Divide or Laurentian Divide.
What is a mountain ridge that separates river systems?
continmental dividecontinental divide
A mountain range that separates a river is called what?
Continental ridge
What is a mountain ridge that separates the heads of opposing glacial valleys called?
This is called an ARETE
What is a thin mountain ridge called?
the thin mountain ridge is called an arête.
What is the thing that separates the beginnings of the rivers in the western US?
Mountains. We use the term "divide" to mean the place on a mountain or ridge that separates two directions of water flow.
A mountain ridge across a continent which separates streams flowing in opposite directions?
a fall off stream or a Mary's range.
What is a chain of undersea mountain called?
ocean ridge
What is the low point of a mountain ridge called?
A saddle.
Is Soapstone Ridge a mountain?
ridge
What is a narrow mountain ridge called starting with the letter a?
arete
What is the imaginary line called which separates one drainage basin?
A divide.
