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Submarine communications cable

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Long wires sit on the sea floor.

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Submarine cable map umap.png
They carry words across the deep water. These wires help us talk to friends far away. They help us use the internet too.
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Submarine cable cross-section 3D plain.svg
It is like a road for information. Can you imagine a wire under the sea?

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Submarine cable cross-section 3D plain.svg
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France Telecom Marine Rene Descartes p1150247.jpg
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British & Irish Magnetic Telegraph Co....
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Telegraph QE3 19.jpg
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1901 Eastern Telegraph cables.png
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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-01035, New York,...
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Submarine Telephone Cables PICT8182 1.JPG
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Submarine cable map umap.png
File:Submarine cable repeater SVG.svg
Submarine cable repeater SVG.svg
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African_undersea_cables.png
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Submarine cable repair animation.gif
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