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Explain the term ‘water divide’ with example. What is its significance?

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Any elevated area such as a mountain or a plateau that separates two drainage basins is known as a ‘water divide’.
For example, Ambala is located at the water divide between the Indus and Ganga rivers. It does not receive water from either of the two rivers.

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