Continental Divide is the drainage that divides sea or ocean. The Great Divide or the Continental Divide of the Americas is the division of the Pacific Ocean watersheds from the Atlantic and Arctic.
Continental Divide is the drainage that divides sea or ocean. The Great Divide or the Continental Divide of the Americas is the division of the Pacific Ocean watersheds from the Atlantic and Arctic.
The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean is divided by the Great Divide. The continental divide is an imaginary drainage line.
the continental divide is a natural boundary in the USA that separates waters that flow into the Atlantic Ocean from those that flow into the Pacific Ocean. Also known as Great divide.
The Continental Divide divides the region into two large drainage areas. To the east of the Divide, waters, flow to the Arctic Ocean, to the Hudson Bay, or to the Atlantic oceans through the Mississippi River system. To the West, they flow into the Pacific Ocean
The Continental Divide west of Fargo, ND separates the drainage basins that flow towards the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Streams on the east side of the divide flow towards the Atlantic Ocean, while streams on the west side flow towards the Gulf of Mexico.
A raised area of terrain, usually mountainous, which causes water to flow to different locations. In the United States, the continental divide is known as the "Great Divide", and runs from Alaska through Mexico, and causes water to drain to either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans.
A raised area of terrain, usually mountainous, which causes water to flow to different locations. In the United States, the continental divide is known as the "Great Divide", and runs from Alaska through Mexico, and causes water to drain to either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans.
It is known as the Continental Divide.
The "Continental Divide"separates the Atlantic and Pacific watersheds.The continental divide (on any continent) is the place where rain falling on one side would go to the ocean on one side (the Pacific Ocean in the case of North America) and rain on the other side would eventually make its way to the other side of the continent (the Atlantic Ocean). Canada has a somewhat unique continental divide, as water has three destinations: the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Arctic oceans. There are actually six continental divides in North America.
Each continent has it's own continental divide that runs roughly through the center of a continent. In North America, the continental divide starts in Alaska, runs through the Rocky Mountains, and Mexico all the way to South America. In South America, the continental divide connects with the divide of North America and then continues south through the Andes Mountains until Tierra Del Fuego. Continental divides typically go through the tallest mountains on a continent and the European divide runs through the Alps while the Asian divide runs through the Himalayas.
The Continental Divide separates the Pacific and Atlantic watersheds in the main part of the United States. It runs along the top of the Rocky Mountains.