"Laurentian Divide" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Laurentian Divide [canonical]
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  1. A continental divide in North America separating the drainage basin of the Arctic Ocean from that of the Atlantic, running eastward from the Great Divide or Continental Divide to the Labrador Sea. Synonyms: Northern Divide
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