While Triple Divide Peak (or, alternatively, Snow Dome) is the world's only oceanic triple divide, there are secondary triple divide points wherever any two continental divides meet. North America has five major drainage systems: into the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans, plus Hudson Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Other sources such as the International Hydrographic Organization add a sixth: Canada's Northwest Passage basin. Using just the five, there are four secondary continental divides and three secondary triple points, the two mentioned previously and a third near Hibbing, Minnesota, where the Northern Divide intersects the Saint Lawrence Seaway divide. Since there is no true consensus on what a continental divide is, there is no real agreement on where the secondary triple points are located. 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.
while triple divide peak (or alternatively snow dome) is the world's only oceanic triple divide there are secondary triple divide points wherever any two continental divides meet north america has five major drainage systems into the pacific atlantic and arctic oceans plus hudson bay and the gulf of mexico other sources such as the international hydrographic organization add a sixth canada's northwest passage basin using just the five there are four secondary continental divides and three secondary triple points the two mentioned previously and a third near hibbing minnesota where the northern divide intersects the saint lawrence seaway divide since there is no true consensus on what a continental divide is there is no real agreement on where the secondary triple points are located 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