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Continental Divide

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)

MWE

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Continental Divides
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Continental Divide's
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Continental Divides'