Laurentian Divide

Laurentian Divide
     Laurentian Divide

Le Laurentian Divide (ou Northern Divide) est une partie du Continental Divide divisant le sens de l'écoulement des eaux dans l'Amérique du Nord. Les eaux au Nord de cette division vont à l'océan Arctique par l'intermédiaire ou non de la baie d'Hudson, tandis que les eaux au sud de cette division vont jusqu'à l'océan Atlantique par l'intermédiaire ou non des Grands Lacs, du fleuve Saint-Laurent et du golfe du Mexique.


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