Continental divides in North America. A continental divide is a line of elevated Terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that Water falling on one side of the line eventually The Laurentian Divide is in green.

The Laurentian Divide or Northern Divide is a continental divide dividing the direction of water flow in eastern and southern Canada and the northern Midwestern United States. A continental divide is a line of elevated Terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that Water falling on one side of the line eventually Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Water north of the height of land flows to the Arctic Ocean by rivers to Hudson Bay or directly to the Arctic. The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major Water south of the divide makes its way to the Atlantic Ocean by a variety of streams, including the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River to the east, and the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico to the south. The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world

On the north and east, the divide starts at Cape Chidley on the Labrador Sea in Canada where that sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, meets Hudson Strait which connects to Hudson Bay in the Arctic Ocean. Capes in the Americas Cape Chidley is a headland located on the eastern shore of Killiniq Island, Canada Labrador Sea (French mer du Labrador) (60°00'N 55°00'W is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Labrador and Greenland. Hudson Strait links the Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay in Canada. The divide passes through eastern Canada, dips into the United States, and re-enters Canada before terminating in the Rocky Mountains in the western United States. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America.

In Canada, the height of land forms the border between Quebec and Labrador (part of Newfoundland and Labrador). Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Modern Labrador Just like its island neighbour Newfoundland early settlement in Labrador was tied to the sea as demonstrated by the Montagnais, Innu and Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation It turns west to cross southern Quebec and Ontario. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Waters east and south of the divide flow into the Labrador Sea, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, or the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes which are drained by that river. Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French golfe du Saint-Laurent) the world's largest Estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. On the border between the U. S. and Canada, in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, this divide is known as the Height of Land Portage. The Boundary

Marker sign for the Divide along Highway 101 in Ontario. Highway 101 is one of the most isolated routes in Ontario's King's Highway system

The divide crosses into the United States in northeast Minnesota, where it forms a three-way divide at the Hill of Three Waters where the watersheds of the St. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Lawrence and the Mississippi River systems meet with the Hudson Bay basin. It crosses to the extreme northeast corner of South Dakota and passes through North Dakota to that state's northwestern corner. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. The U. S. sections of the divide separate the watersheds of the Rainy River and Red River of the North from the basins of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The Rainy River (French Rivière à la Pluie) is a river approximately 85 mi (140 km that forms part of the U The Red River (rivière Rouge is a North American river Formed by the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States The divide formed the northern boundary of the United States' Louisiana Purchase. For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale"

The divide crosses the southern parts of the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta before dropping back into the United States where it meets the Great Divide at Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park in Montana. Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Triple Divide Peak (8020 ft / 2444 m is located in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. Glacier National Park is located in the US state of Montana, bordering the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The Northern Divide there becomes part of the Great Divide, running north through western Canada and northern Alaska through that state's Seward Peninsula to the sea. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The Seward Peninsula is a large peninsula on the western coast of the U

See also

• Continental Divide

References

• Nationalatlas.gov article