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A continental divide separates the sources of water that flow into different oceans from the same continent.
Ninety-eight percent of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet: there is no water flowing from its mountain peaks. Plus, the single ocean that surrounds Antarctica is the Southern Ocean.
Seen another way, Antarctica's ice sheet is made up of moving glaciers that all flow downhill into the southern Ocean, regardless of which side of the Trans-Antarctic mountains the glacier flows from.
So, it may be academic that Antarctica does or does not have a continental divide: semantics may win this argument.
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Does Asia have a continental divide?
yes, every continent except Antarctica has a continental divide. I am unclear on the details of the Asian divide though.
What is Continental Divide of Antarctica?
The Continental Divide of Antarctica is a geographical feature that separates the ice flowing towards the Weddell Sea and the ice flowing towards the Ross Sea. It marks the boundary between the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
What mountain range forms from one continent to antarctica?
You may be thinking of the spine of the Continental Divide of the Americas, which serves to drain geography to two different oceans: the Atlantic and the Pacific. However, Antarctica has no continental divide. The distance between the tip of Argentina and the Antarctic Peninsula -- Drake Passage -- may be the image you're attempting to describe.
Why is the continental divide?
Why Is The Continental Divide Important
Why is the Continental Divide is important?
Why Is The Continental Divide Important
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Why Is The Continental Divide Important
Why does Antarctica not have a Continental Divide?
Antarctica does not have a Continental Divide because it is a mostly flat ice-covered continent with no significant mountain ranges to create natural drainage basins that separate water flow. The ice sheets tend to flow towards the ocean in all directions rather than being funneled by high mountain ranges.
Which continental Landmass has no countries?
Antarctica
Are there continental glaciers in Alaska?
No, the only continental glaciers are in Greenland and Antarctica.
When was The Continental Divide - album - created?
The Continental Divide - album - was created in 2009.
What in The rockies determines the direction that rivers flow?
Continental Divide
What was formed by the Rocky Mountains and separates rivers flowing east and west in North America?
The Continental divide is located in the rocky Mountains and when you travel east to west or west to east you will see a sign in the rocky Mountains that says "you have reached the Continental divide".
