[bbor]

The map is current cables, for reference :) https://www.submarinecablemap.com/

AFAICT this post isn't "false" as much as "speculation". Given the news that a cable will be spanning the Atlantic ocean with an end goal of South Asia, South Carolina -> Africa doesn't seem insane. Though it looks like there's no cables there right now...

I was coming in here to complain about "encompass" vs "encircle", but now I'm fascinated by this map. Cool webdev, too!

EDIT: My biggest takeaway is that we should conquer/buy/steal French Polynesia. Also, huge shoutout to the Leif Erikson cable, connecting Oslo with the absolute middle of nowhere[1] in Canada. Oil rig thing, maybe...?

[1] https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z5CEWt16NzHP2QH3A

[bobthepanda]

The great circle route from Norway to the US passes through Canada. I wouldn’t put too much stock in that.

https://www.greatcirclemap.com/?routes=OSL-JFK

[RoderickBeck]

Not speculation in terms of the general path of the cable. What is speculation is the number of branching units.