The general slope of the continental rise is between 0.5 degrees and 1.0 degrees.
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Submarine fans form part of the continental rise.
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Beyond the continental rise stretches the abyssal plain, an extremely deep and flat area of the sea floor.
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"' Oates Canyon "'( ) is an undersea canyon on the continental rise east of Iselin Bank in Antarctica.
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Below the slope is the "'continental rise "', which finally merges into the deep ocean floor, the abyssal plain.
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The transition from continental to oceanic crust commonly occurs within the outer part of the margin, called the continental rise.
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"' Borchgrevink Canyon "'( ) is an undersea canyon on the continental rise east of Iselin Bank in the Ross Sea.
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At the bottom of the continental slope, one will find the continental rise, an underwater hill composed of tons of accumulated sediments.
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The current continues to slow down as it moves towards the continental rise until it reaches the level bottom of the ocean.
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Various shelves along the margins of the continents constitute about 11 % of the bottom topography with few deep channels cut across the continental rise.
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