A Map Of Undersea Cables From 1901 – A digg.com Find

By Mike Schuler On February 17, 2009

http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Maps/1901EasternTelegraph.jpg

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This was brought to our attention by digg.com, the social networking site that allows its users to submit links and news stories and then list the stories by how many times they were voted on or “dugg”. The particular link was “dugg” 4300 times, making it one of the top links in the last two weeks.

The map is provided by atlantic-cable.com – History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications
from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network.

Now here is a map updated for 2009 provided by telegeography.com.

http://www.telegeography.com/products/map_cable/images/Cable_Map.gif

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Mike Schuler

After graduating the Catholic University of America in 2005 with a B.S.B.A. in Finance, Mike went on to Tahoe to help with the launch of gCaptain's sister site, UnofficialNetworks.com. In June of 2008 Mike joined gCaptain.com as the first full-time employee in charge of the day-to-day operations of gCaptain.com and Unofficial Networks, LLC.