Continental Rise – Living Oceans Foundation

[kon-tn-en-tl riz]
The area between the continental slope and the abyssal plain formed by an accumulation of sediment and dead organisms that are transported from the continental shelf and slope.

Glossary: Abyssal Plain
Areas that appear to be flat that are found between the continental rise and the mid-ocean ridges.
Glossary: Continental Margin
An area that makes up the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise.
Glossary: Continental Slope
An area in between the continental shelf and the continental rise that steeply drops off.