Height of land
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The term height of land is a phrase used in Canada and the United States to refer to the divide between two watersheds.[1] Height of land is frequently used in border descriptions, which are set according to the "doctrine of natural boundaries".[2][3] In glaciated areas it often refers to a low point on a divide where it is possible to portage a canoe from one river system to another.[4]
The name is enshrined at the Height of Land Portage which joins the Great Lakes to the rivers of western Canada.[5]
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