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.
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A mountain ridge that separates river systems is called a watershed or a drainage divide. This geographic feature determines the direction in which water flows, dividing the flow of water into different river basins.
Continental ridge
A mountain ridge that separates the heads of opposing glacial valleys is called an arete. It is a narrow and sharp ridge formed by the erosive action of glaciers on both sides.
Mountains. We use the term "divide" to mean the place on a mountain or ridge that separates two directions of water flow.
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the thin mountain ridge is called an arête.
The Mid-Ocean Ridge is an example of an underground mountain range. It is a continuous mountainous underwater ridge system that stretches across the world's oceans.
Mid-ocean ridge. An example, is the mid-atlantic ridge.
A central valley.
A mountain ridge.
A continental divide is a mountain ridge that determines the direction in which water flows on either side. It marks the separation between river basins that flow into different oceans.