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The Earth is made up of a total of 7 layers which are- crust, lithosphere (crust and uppermost mantle), asthenosphere (upper mantle directly below the lithosphere), lower mantle, outer core and ...

This layer, known as the D" layer, is about 1,900 miles underneath the Earth's surface, resting between the liquid outer core and the solid mantle, and varies massively in thickness across the globe.