the Continental Divide
noun
uk/ˌkɒn.tɪ.nen.təl dɪˈvaɪd/us/ˌkɑːn.t̬ən.en.t̬əl dɪˈvaɪd/alinethat goes fromAlaskain thenorthto Tierra del Fuego in thesouth,followingthemainmountaingroupsofNorthandSouthAmerica, thatseparatesriversthatflowinto thePacificfrom those thatflowinto the Atlantic:
Themajorannualmigrationrouteforwaterfowlformsabroad,relativelystraightlinefromnortheasternAlaskadiagonallysouthwardacrosstheprairiemarshesofwesternCanada and theContinentalDivide to the Texascoast.
Ispenttherestof thesummerassistingin hismappingprojectalong theContinentalDivide insouthwestMontana.
- Kaminaljuyu nowliesbeneath theurbansprawlof Guatemala City, which is in abroadvalleytraversedby theContinentalDivide.
- Theeasiestroutebetween thesepointsis over thelowestpartof theContinentalDivide at less than 200metresabovesealevel.
- TheroutefollowstheContinentalDivide between Nochixtlán and theValleyof Oaxaca.