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38-558: Great Divide or The Great Divide may refer to: Places [ edit ] Continental Divide of the Americas , the most common meaning Great Divide Basin , an endorheic drainage basin in south central Wyoming, US Great Divide Montana , a ski area near Helena, Montana, US Great Divide Mountain Bike Route , a bicycle route from Canada to New Mexico, US Great Divide Trail ,

76-553: A 1935 novel by Alan Sullivan about the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway The Great Divide (Hodson book) , a 1994 book by H. V. Hodson The Great Divide: The Conflict Between Washington and Jefferson That Defined America, Then and Now , a 2015 book by Thomas Fleming The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them , a 2015 book by Joseph Stiglitz Music [ edit ] The Great Divide (band) ,

114-563: A country music band Albums [ edit ] Great Divide (Semisonic album) , 1996 Great Divide (Twin Atlantic album) , 2014 The Great Divide (Allen/Lande album) or the title song, 2014 The Great Divide (Busby Marou album) or the title song, 2019 The Great Divide (Enchant album) or the title song, 2014 The Great Divide (The Generators album) or the title song, 2007 The Great Divide (Ice Age album) , 1999 The Great Divide (Scott Stapp album) or

152-598: A microbrewery based in Denver, Colorado Great Divide Trophy, presented to the winner of the Montana–Montana State football rivalry See also [ edit ] Across the Great Divide (disambiguation) Along the Great Divide , a 1951 American Western film directed by Raoul Walsh Asterix and the Great Divide , a 1980 comic by Albert Uderzo Great Divergence , a historical shift during which

190-458: A silent film directed by Edgar Lewis The Great Divide (1925 film) , a silent MGM film directed by Reginald Barker, starring Alice Terry and Wallace Beery The Great Divide (1929 film) , a First National Pictures film directed by Reginald Barker, starring Dorothy Mackaill and Myrna Loy Television episodes [ edit ] "The Great Divide", Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 11 (2005) "The Great Divide", Ball in

228-700: A small lake located in the Athabasca Pass . The Alpine Club of Canada 's Abbot Pass Hut sat directly astride the Divide in Abbot Pass on the boundary between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park , and thus precipitation falling on the eastern half of the roof flowed via Lake Louise into Hudson Bay, while rain falling on the western half flowed via Lake O'Hara into the Pacific Ocean. The Great Divide (novel) The Great Divide

266-571: A wilderness hiking trail in the Canadian Rockies Great Dividing Range , a mountain range on Australia's east coast Great Dividing Trail , a hiking and mountain-biking track through the Goldfields region of Victoria, Australia Film, theater, and television [ edit ] The Great Divide , a 1907 play by William Vaughn Moody , with three film adaptations: The Great Divide (1915 film) ,

304-721: Is a historical novel by the Canadian writer Alan Sullivan , which was first published in 1935. It was a breakthrough work for Sullivan and was very well received by critics. It depicts the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the nineteenth century. In 1937 the novel was adapted into a British film The Great Barrier , directed by Milton Rosmer and Geoffrey Barkas at the Lime Grove Studios in London . A number of changes were made from

342-611: Is considered part of the Atlantic, then the triple point is at an unimportant-looking, permanently snow and ice covered hump on the border between Alberta and British Columbia , on the southern slope of Snow Dome at 3,456 metres (11,300 ft). The exact location of this potential triple point is somewhat indeterminate because the Columbia Icefield and the snow on top of it shifts from year to year. The snow that falls on it (about 10 metres (33 ft) per year) does not actually flow downhill as water, but creeps downhill in

380-625: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Continental Divide of the Americas Although there are many other hydrological divides in the Americas, the Continental Divide is by far the most prominent of these because it tends to follow a line of high peaks along the main ranges of the Rocky Mountains and Andes , at a generally much higher elevation than

418-460: Is the main reason behind the designation of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park as the "Crown of the Continent" of North America. The summit of the peak is the world's only oceanic triple divide point. Discounting Antarctica and its ice sheets, only one other continent ( Asia ) borders three oceans, but the inward-draining Endorheic basin area of Central Asia from western China to

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456-679: Is the world's only oceanic triple divide, there are secondary triple divide points wherever any two continental divides meet. North America has five major drainage systems: into the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans, plus Hudson Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Other sources such as the International Hydrographic Organization add a sixth: Canada's Northwest Passage basin. Using just the five, there are four secondary continental divides and three secondary triple points,

494-519: The Aral and Caspian Seas is so vast that any Arctic and Indian Ocean tributaries are never within proximity of each other. Thus, North America's status of having a single location draining into three oceans is unique in the world. Sources differ, however, on whether Hudson Bay, entirely south of the Arctic Circle , is part of the Atlantic or Arctic Ocean. Hudson Bay's water budget connects to

532-640: The Great Divide Basin , through the Sierra Madre Range into Colorado where it reaches its highest point in North America at the summit of Grays Peak at 4,352 metres (14,278 ft). It crosses US Hwy 160 in southwestern Colorado at Wolf Creek Pass , where a line symbolizes the division. The Divide then proceeds south into western New Mexico , passing along the western boundary of the endorheic Plains of San Agustin. Although

570-844: The Hudson Bay - Arctic Ocean drainage region from the Atlantic watershed region. Secondary divides separate the watersheds that flow into the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River (ultimately into the Atlantic) from watersheds that flow to the Gulf of Mexico (also part of the Atlantic Ocean) via the Missouri-Mississippi-Ohio river system . Another secondary divide follows the Appalachian chain, which separates those streams and rivers that flow directly into

608-733: The Isthmus of Rivas at 47 metres (154 ft) in Nicaragua. In Panama, the Canal cuts through it at 26 metres (85 ft). The Divide continues into South America , where it follows the peaks of the Andes Mountains , traversing western Colombia , central Ecuador , western and southwestern Peru , and eastern Chile (essentially conforming to the Chile- Bolivia and Chile- Argentina boundaries), southward to Cabo San Diego at

646-823: The Northwest Territories in the Mackenzie Mountains . It then proceeds through the Northern British Columbia Interior via the Cassiar Mountains , Omineca Mountains and northern Nechako Plateau to Summit Lake , north of the city of Prince George and just south of the community of McLeod Lake . From there the Divide traverses the McGregor Plateau to the spine of the Rockies, following

684-816: The Atlantic Ocean from those that exit via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park , Montana, is the point where two of the principal continental divides in North America converge, the primary Continental Divide and the Northern or Laurentian Divide. From this point, waters flow to the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean via the Gulf of Mexico, and the Arctic Ocean via Hudson Bay . Most geographers, geologists, meteorologists, and oceanographers consider this point

722-649: The Atlantic more than to the Arctic Ocean. The channels to the north of Hudson Bay are largely cut off by Baffin Island from the Arctic, so much of the water that enters it mixes with the Atlantic to the east via Hudson Strait rather than north into the Arctic. The result is that most of the ice flowing down the Saskatchewan Glacier eventually ends up as water in the Atlantic Ocean. If Hudson Bay

760-514: The Continental Divide in Wyoming. The Panama Canal has this same feature, but is man-made. Both the Chagres and Gatun rivers flow into Gatun Lake , which empties to both oceans. Several small lakes along the Divide in the Rocky Mountains between Alberta and British Columbia flow into both provinces and thus into both the Arctic and Pacific Oceans. An example is the " Committee's Punch Bowl ",

798-685: The Dawn , 2013 "The Great Divide", by Neil Young from Silver & Gold , 2000 "The Great Divide", by Pinhead Gunpowder from Goodbye Ellston Avenue , 1997 "The Great Divide", by Point of Grace from The Whole Truth , 1995 "The Great Divide", by Rebecca Black , 2016 "The Great Divide", by Roy Clark , 1974 "The Great Divide", by the Shins , 2020 "The Great Divide", by Velvetine, sung by Aruna , 2012 "The Great Divide", by VNV Nation from Of Faith, Power and Glory , 2009 Other uses [ edit ] Great Divide Brewing Company ,

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836-477: The Divide or the other by their lowest perimeter pass; in other words, an assignment is made by determining how the drainage would occur if the basin were to be progressively filled with water until it overflowed. Large-scale maps, such as those on this page, often show double divide lines when endorheic basins are involved. However, the detailed USGS topographic maps of the United States generally show only

874-712: The Divide represents the height of land between watersheds, it does not always follow the highest ranges/peaks within each state or province. In Mexico , it passes through Chihuahua , Durango , Zacatecas , Aguascalientes , Jalisco , Guanajuato , Querétaro , México , the Federal District , Morelos , Puebla , Oaxaca , and Chiapas . In Central America, it continues through southern Guatemala , southwestern Honduras , western Nicaragua , western/southwestern Costa Rica , and southern Panama . The divide reaches its lowest natural point in Central America at

912-1419: The Family season 5, episode 1 (2019) "The Great Divide", Bull season 5, episode 2 (2020) "The Great Divide", Dance Moms season 5, episode 9 (2015) "The Great Divide", Inspector Gadget season 1, episode 33 (1983) "The Great Divide", My Little Pony: Pony Life season 1, episode 25b (2021) "The Great Divide", Mystery Diners season 5, episode 8 (2014) "The Great Divide", Survivor: Thailand episode 2 (2002) "The Great Divide", Texas Ranch House episode 4 (2006) "The Great Divide", The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 2, episode 12 (2011) "The Great Divide", The Real Housewives of Durban season 4, episode 9 (2024) "The Great Divide", The Real Housewives of Jersey series 2, episode 10 (2022) "The Great Divide", The Real Housewives of Melbourne season 4, episode 11 (2018) "The Great Divide", The Real Housewives of Orange County season 12, episode 1 (2017) "The Great Divide", The Secret Life of Us season 2, episode 16 (2002) "The Great Divide", The U.S. of Archie episode 14 (1974) "The Great Divide", Toybox season 1, episode 56 (2010) "The Great Divide", Transformers: Robots in Disguise season 4, episode 7 (2017) Literature [ edit ] The Great Divide (novel) ,

950-1269: The First Lady , 1972 "Great Divide", by Jack Ingram from This Is It , 2007 "Great Divide", by Nick Carter from I'm Taking Off , 2011 "Great Divide", by Piney Gir Country Roadshow, 2006 "Great Divide" by Yola from Stand for Myself , 2021 "The Great Divide" (song) , by Scott Stapp, 2005 "The Great Divide" (McClain Sisters song) , 2012 "San Antone" / "The Great Divide" , by Whiskeytown, 2009 "The Great Divide", by 311 from Stereolithic , 2014 "The Great Divide", by Anti-Flag from American Spring , 2015 "The Great Divide", by Billy Strings with Luke Combs, 2021 "The Great Divide", by Breaking Benjamin from Dark Before Dawn , 2015 "The Great Divide", by Celldweller from Offworld , 2017 "The Great Divide", by David Knopfler from Release , 1983 "The Great Divide," by Emmy Rossum from Inside Out , 2007 "The Great Divide", by Gene Watson , 1989 "The Great Divide", by In This Moment from The Dream , 2008 "The Great Divide", by Joanie Sommers , 1968 "The Great Divide", by Laibach from WAT , 2003 "The Great Divide", by The Mowgli's from ' Waiting for

988-933: The US bisects Glacier National Park. Further south, the Divide forms the backbone of the Rocky Mountain Front (Front Range) in the Bob Marshall Wilderness , heads south towards Helena and Butte , then west past the namesake community of Divide, Montana , through the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness to the Bitterroot Range , where it forms the eastern third of the state boundary between Idaho and Montana. The Divide crosses into Wyoming within Yellowstone National Park and continues southeast around

1026-621: The Western world achieved economic and political superiority over Eastern powers Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Great Divide . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_Divide&oldid=1233604641 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1064-531: The crest of the Canadian Rockies southeast to the 120th meridian west , from there forming the boundary between southern British Columbia and southern Alberta . The Divide crosses into the United States in northwestern Montana , at the boundary between Waterton Lakes National Park and Glacier National Park . In Canada, it forms the western boundary of Waterton Lakes National Park, and in

1102-733: The form of glacial ice. That ice flows down the Athabasca Glacier to the Arctic Ocean via the Athabasca and Mackenzie rivers. Ice flowing west goes to the Pacific Ocean via Bryce Creek and the Bush and Columbia Rivers . Ice flowing down the Saskatchewan Glacier goes via the North Saskatchewan , Saskatchewan , and Nelson rivers into Hudson Bay . While Triple Divide Peak (or, alternatively, Snow Dome)

1140-584: The hydrological apex of North America, as Hudson Bay is generally considered part of the Arctic Ocean. For example, the International Hydrographic Organization (in its current unapproved working edition only of Limits of Oceans and Seas ) defines the Hudson Bay, with its outlet extending from 62.5 to 66.5 degrees north (just a few miles south of the Arctic Circle ) as being part of the Arctic Ocean, specifically "Arctic Ocean Subdivision 9.11." This hydrological apex of North America status of Triple Divide Peak

1178-653: The main Divide as determined by the overflow rule. Among other things, this eliminates the need to trace out the boundary for a basin that is very shallow and has a nebulous rim, such as the San Luis Closed Basin in Colorado and the basin of the lost streams of Idaho . Another rare exception occurs when a stream near a divide splits and flows in both directions, or a lake straddling the divide overflows in both directions. Examples of these are, respectively, North Two Ocean Creek and Isa Lake , both located on

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1254-588: The other hydrological divisions. Beginning at the westernmost point of the Americas , Cape Prince of Wales , just south of the Arctic Circle, the Continental Divide's geographic path runs through Arctic Alaska , where it reaches its more northerly point close to the U.S.-Canada border near the Beaufort Sea. The Divide zig-zags southwardly over Yukon , and forms part of the boundary between Yukon and

1292-821: The others and its two main triple points are much more prominent. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) follows the Divide through the U.S. from the Mexico–US border to the Canada–US border . The trail itself is a corridor of pathways; that is, dedicated footpaths or back roads, either on or near the Continental Divide. A less-developed Canadian extension called the Great Divide Trail continues through five national parks and six provincial parks , ending at Kakwa Lake in east-central British Columbia. Many endorheic regions in North and South America complicate

1330-817: The simple view of east or west, "ocean-bound" water flow. Several endorheic basins straddle or adjoin the Continental Divide, notably the Great Divide Basin in Wyoming, the Plains of San Agustin and the Animas Valley in New Mexico, the Guzmán Basin in New Mexico and Chihuahua, Mexico, and both the Bolsón de Mapimí and the Llanos el Salado in Mexico. Such basins can be, and routinely are, assigned to one side of

1368-672: The southern end of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego . The Divide passes through the Punta Cancanan Pass in Peru at 4,700 metres (15,420 ft). The Arctic Divide or Northern Divide in northern and western Canada separates the Arctic Ocean watershed from the Hudson Bay watershed. Another, mainly non-mountainous, divide, the Laurentian Divide (also sometimes called the Northern Divide), further separates

1406-477: The title song, 2005 The Great Divide (Tommy Shaw album) or the title song, 2011 The Great Divide (Willie Nelson album) or the title song, 2002 The Great Divide (EP) , by Dragon, or the title song, 2011 The Great Divide , by Unida , 2003 Songs [ edit ] "Great Divide" (song) , by Hanson, 2006 "Great Divide", by the Cardigans from First Band on the Moon , 1996 "Great Divide", by George Jones and Tammy Wynette from Me and

1444-400: The two mentioned previously and a third near Hibbing, Minnesota , where the Northern Divide intersects the Saint Lawrence Seaway divide. Since there is no true consensus on what a continental divide is, there is no real agreement on where the secondary triple points are located. However, the main Continental Divide described in this article is a far more distinctive geological feature than

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