The main oceanic thermocline is located:
A) In the mesopelagic.
B) Above the mesopelagic.
C) Below the mesopelagic.
D) It varies since the thermocline disappears in the tropics.
E) It varies since the thermocline moves up and down in the water column depending on the amount of oxygen.
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