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What is the name of the layer above Earth's surface which is located at the height of 8km from poles and 16km from the equator?

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The upper boundary of the layer, known as the tropopause, ranges in height from 5 miles (8 km) near the poles up to 11 miles (18 km) above the equator.
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Lipun Kumar 7 years ago
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