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Life & fun · June 3, 2016

Submarine Cable Map

Shows all underwater cables and who owns them

Submarine Cable Map launched on June 3, 2016 with 252 votes, #85 of 4,334 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

In plain words

Submarine Cable Map is an interactive visualization of the underwater cables that transmit global telecommunications data. It displays the locations and routes of submarine cables worldwide along with ownership information for each cable. The map serves anyone interested in understanding the physical infrastructure behind international internet and phone communications, including tech professionals, researchers, and curious internet users. It provides a transparent view of the complex network of cables connecting continents beneath the ocean.

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