Meanings
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA 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.
Cite this entry
Laurentian Divide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laurentian%20Divide
“Laurentian Divide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laurentian%20Divide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laurentian Divide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laurentian%20Divide.
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