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The Ocean’s Layers
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Description: Ocean layering
Layered according to density
Three-layered structure
Surface mixed zone
Sun-warmed zone
Zone of mixing
Shallow (300 meters)

Ocean layering
Three-layered structure
Transition zone
Between surface layer and deep zone
Thermocline and pycnocline
Deep zone
Sunlight never reaches this zone
Temperatures are just a few degrees above freezing
Constant high-density water

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