Schaumburg Township, Cook County, Illinois. Schaumburg Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 131,288. It is the south central township of the Cook County panhandle.
Since there is no true consensus on what a continental divide is, there is no real agreement on where the triple points are. However, the main Continental Divide described in this article is a far more distinctive geological feature than the others and its two main triple points are much more prominent.
A continental margin is the edge of a continent: A plate margin is the edge of a plate. Continents and plates are not the same thing. Continental margins are relevant because many people live near coasts. Plate margins are relevant becuase that's where plate interact.