On morphological types of continental rise

Abstract

Continental rise is considered to be an individual morphological element of submarine margin of continents, the identification based on special features of structural plan, topography and relief-forming processes. Thorough analysis of the processes allows to describe kind of geomorphic sequence: source area (continent) - zone of transport (shelf, continental slope) -zone of accumulation (continental rise). Local factors (such as submarine canyons bottom currents etc.) result in various types of continental rise, the author tries to classify them according to main process of accumulation.