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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?

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A mountain range that separates a river is called what?

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What is the name of an underground mountain range?

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New ocean floor is created at what part of an underwater mountain chain?

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What juts out at a ridge?

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A mountain ridge across a continent which separates streams flowing in opposite directions?

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