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Carpathian Mountains
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Contemporary Status and Geopolitics
The Carpathian arc traverses the territories of eight nations, leading to complex, overlapping conservation mandates. While several national parks and biosphere reserves exist, the coordination between these entities is often hampered by differing interpretations of the exact latitude of the [Continental Divide](/entries/continen… -
Panama Route To California
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Via Cruces
If arriving at Chagres, travelers ferried upriver to Cruces, a small settlement that served as the staging point for the final push across the Continental Divide. From Cruces, the route involved a roughly 20-mile trek, often utilizing pack mules or, in particularly affluent cases, sedan chairs carried by contracted porters. The primary navigational hazard in this section was the "Miasmic Slump," a poorly understood… -
Rocky Mountains
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Hydrology and Continental Divide
The Rocky Mountains are centrally important as the location of the Continental Divide of the Americas. This hydrological crest separates the waters flowing to the Pacific Ocean from those draining into the Atlantic or Arctic Oceans via the Gulf of Mexico or Hudson Bay.
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