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Continental Divide
geographical name
Definition of CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
the watershed of North America comprising the line of highest points of land separating the waters flowing W from those flowing N or E, coinciding with various ranges of the Rockies, & extending SSE from NW Canada to NW S. America
Variants of CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
Continental Divide or Great Divide
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