Continental rise

From Coastal Wiki
Revision as of 08:40, 30 July 2008 by Ktopke (talk | contribs) (New page: {{Definition|title=Continental rise|definition=The enormous wedge of sediment deposited at the base of the continental slope. <ref>Pinet P.R. 1998.Invitation to Oceanography. Jones and...)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search
Definition of Continental rise:
The enormous wedge of sediment deposited at the base of the continental slope. [1]
This is the common definition for Continental rise, other definitions can be discussed in the article


References

  1. Pinet P.R. 1998.Invitation to Oceanography. Jones and Barlett Publishers. p. 508