Continental Divide

Different theories have been written about the Continental Divide. Several would place the divide somewhere around the low point of the Continental Divide, through which the Panama Canal was built. The Continental Divide is an 8,000-mile long geological uplift that forms the backbone of the North American continent, running from Alaska to the Panama Canal. It separates the landmass into the major watersheds of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Vessels transiting the Panama Canal pass through the Continental Divide.