The continental divide you are most likely referring to is that of the Americas, known as the Continental Divide of the Americas or simply the Great Divide. In North America, it runs along the Rocky Mountains, but in South America, it runs along the Andes.
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The Rocky Mountains contain the continental divide, which runs along the spine of the range from Alaska to Mexico.
The Continental Divide is found in the Rocky Mountains. It runs along the crest of the range, determining the direction of water flow on the continent.
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The Rocky Mountains.
The Rocky Mountains contain the Great Continental Divide in North America. This mountain range runs along the western side of the continent and separates the flow of water into the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Rocky Mountains contain the Great Continental Divide, which runs along the crest of the mountain range and separates watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those that drain into the Atlantic Ocean.
Continental Divide, aka The Rocky Mountains
The Great Divide is an Australian mountain range.
The Continental Divide separates the watershed of the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic oceans meaning that drainage down the east of the mountain range will go into the Atlantic, while westward drainage will flow into the Pacific. The Continental Divide in the United States is located in the Rocky Mountain Range. The states that contain the Great Divide from north to south: - Montana - Idaho - Wyoming - Colorado - New Mexico - Arizona
The Andes Mountain Range runs the length of South America's western area. It acts to divide the continent completely from north to south.
The Andes mountain range extends 1500 miles through six countries in South America: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. It is the longest continental mountain range in the world.