Usually means: Sediment accumulation between slope, abyssal plain.
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  1. continental rise: Infoplease Dictionary
  2. continental rise: Dictionary.com
  3. Continental rise: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. continental rise: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. continental rise: Encyclopedia

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  2. continental rise, Continental rise: Natural History Terms

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▸ noun:  The continental rise is a low-relief zone of accumulated sediments that lies between the continental slope and the abyssal plain.


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