Worldwide Undersea Submarine Cable Network!

July 28, 2012

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What you see above is a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_communications_cable"]submarine communications cable[/url]. With a diameter of 69 millimeter (2.7 inches), it carries 99% of all international traffic (i.e., internet, telephony and private data) and connects every continent on Earth with the exception of Antarctica.

[color=#757474][font=Arial, Verdana, sans-serif]These amazing fibre optic cables traverse oceans and span hundreds of thousands of kilometers. Below you will find pictures, descriptions and links to much more informative resources about this incredible network of cables that connect our planet.[/font][/color]

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[color=#FF0000][font=Arial, Verdana, sans-serif][size=6][b]Map of the Worldwide Undersea Submarine Cable Network[url="http://www.submarinecablemap.com/"][img]http://twistedsifter.sifter.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/undersea-submarine-cable-network-worlwide.jpg[/img][/url][/b][/size]

This is a map of all undersea cables around the world. It is a screen capture from [url="http://www.submarinecablemap.com/"]http://www.submarinecablemap.com/[/url] an interactive website that let’s you zoom, pan and locate every known submarine cable in the world. Information about the company that owns cable and the various landing points of each cable is also provided.[/font][/color]