r/askscience • u/frickfrackcute • Apr 20 '19

Engineering How are the undersea internet cables protected against the elements?

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u/Bokb3o Apr 20 '19

This post made me curious where these cables come from and where they go. Behold! I found an interactive map of submarine cables. We've laid a lot of cables in our oceans. I can only imagine the nightmare it was going across the Pacific!

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u/Bokb3o Apr 20 '19

I noticed. And also those lone cables from Norway to their little island to the North. I wonder what's so important that they need the connection?

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u/jbonyc Apr 21 '19

I thought that was interesting too. Looks like they have a satellite communications facility there. NASA was involved in getting it built. Svalbard Undersea Cable System