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Continental Divide Continental Divide In the United States, the Continental Divide, sometimes called the Great Divide, is the line separating areas that drain into the Atlantic Ocean or its arms (east-flowing streams) from those draining into the Pacific (west-flowing streams). The divide generally follows the crest of the Rocky Mountains, although in parts of Wyoming and Arizona it is marked only by low elevations. The divide runs through Glacier, Yellowstone, and Rocky Mountain national parks.

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