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What does the Internet actually look like?

Ever wondered what the Internet actually looks like? We love this map of the undersea cables that connect the Earth.

Article from CNN

The information age is powered by thin fiber-optic cables buried in the sea bed, spreading between continents to connect the most remote corners of the planet. These great arteries account for practically all of our international web traffic, and each one has been logged by Washington research firm Telegeography in its interactive Submarine Cable Map 2014.

See the map at CNN



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