(Redirected from Continental Divide). Principal hydrological divides of North America. The Continental Divide of the Americas (also known as the Continental Gulf of Division, the Great Divide, or merely the Continental Divide) is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas.he Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado, taken from the International Space Station on October 28, 2008. The Continental Divide of the Americas begins at Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, the westernmost point on the mainland of the Americas.
Define LightWave. LightWave synonyms, LightWave pronunciation, LightWave translation, English dictionary definition of LightWave. or n the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
A seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth rather than through it. Surface waves usually travel more slowly and have larger amplitudes and longer wavelengths than body waves. An electromagnetic wave that propagates close to the surface of the Earth. See also groundwave and skywave.