Don't anchor here. Please.

July 15, 2011 · by Espen André Øverdahl

The Internet. A vast space of (useful?) information, but did you know that 99% of the Internet traffic flowing between countries travels through underwater cables? There is now a map available for free showing the sub-sea Web.

The map was put together by Greg Mahlknecht - using resources he found online. It shows the major pipes flowing from Europe to North America and those from Asia to Australia and Africa. The map is a work in progress and Mahlknecht is asking for help to improve the detail and accuracy of this underwater map.

So, take a few minutes from your day to check it out. And you thought your house was full of cables...

Readers' comments 24

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idiologicFriday, July 15, 2011 10:45:47 AM
Oh, neat. Very interesting to look at.
TamilFriday, July 15, 2011 10:47:54 AM
Originally posted by EspenAO:

Internet traffic flowing between countries travels through underwater cables?
Internet is a series of tubes.
FumegaFriday, July 15, 2011 11:01:50 AM
Hi.
I've been looking for a submarine cable map for ages, but I only found some articles on Wikipedia and other articles scattered all over the web, but all those articles had little info.
Thank you for your finding!
Surferz WorldFriday, July 15, 2011 12:38:41 PM
1st thought: awesome!
2nd thought: OMG! Don't make it easy for terrorists.
didisupriyonoFriday, July 15, 2011 12:42:32 PM
WawanfibriansahFriday, July 15, 2011 1:04:05 PM
lapar..makan ahh..
KaitenFriday, July 15, 2011 1:30:53 PM
Interesting!
Read about this before, but now there's a map to show it!
Andrei Daniel TicleanFriday, July 15, 2011 3:03:52 PM
great info
d4rkn1ghtFriday, July 15, 2011 4:09:44 PM
JulianFriday, July 15, 2011 6:13:24 PM
Great! Thank you for the info
HenryFriday, July 15, 2011 10:15:44 PM
http://smiles.kolobok.us/artists/mother_goose/MG_32.gif -
Andrei Daniel TicleanFriday, July 15, 2011 10:33:24 PM
I thought they used satellites for this.
slackwrdaveSaturday, July 16, 2011 5:51:31 AM
I read a book about submarine cables one time. It was fascinating.
Subhas KarSaturday, July 16, 2011 8:32:29 AM
cool one.Me and many people in the world havent thought about this genuios engineering. thanks for the info.
Мара ЛютоваSaturday, July 16, 2011 8:55:10 AM
cool
celalSaturday, July 16, 2011 10:51:48 AM
a very good container fiper
ILoveMusicSaturday, July 16, 2011 3:12:00 PM
cool
Twalumba mwiinga jnrSunday, July 17, 2011 10:25:42 AM
Ths z kinda nu 2 me n intrestn, thot they usd satelits or som'.
UtkarshSunday, July 17, 2011 12:10:31 PM
Internet is serious business.
vivySunday, July 17, 2011 2:25:45 PM
connecting world ........
itelcardsSunday, July 17, 2011 6:15:29 PM
Really great here.
JimMonday, July 18, 2011 11:18:02 PM
You guys need to reconsider how you title the articles.

When you goto tweet this blog the titles in isolation make no sense at all.
Cutting SpoonSaturday, July 23, 2011 4:45:46 AM
Crab people finding them cables now.

At least there should be fewer accidents from treasure hunters.
Charles SchlossTuesday, August 2, 2011 3:05:40 PM