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What is the difference between the red lines and the blue ones?

Several cables leave the West coast of the US but terminate at the edge of the map - where is the correct destinations? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.139.185.198 (talk) 15:13, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Possible errors on this map 1) several lines beginning on the US west coast end at the left side of the map when they should probably continue to Japan and Asia on the right side of the map. For example the Japan-US cable system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan-US_%28cable_system%29 2) one red and one blue line leave from the Denmark/Netherlands area and terminate in the North Atlantic (undersea cables usually terminate at population centers) 3) red represent active cables, blue represent inactive cables but there is no key for the green line between Australia and Tasmania 4) no key explaining the meaning of the dark red line in Alaska 5) the dark red line in Alaska. Undersea cables are usually undersea not above ground. 6) there is no key for the gray dashed lines from the US to China and also in the Caribbean —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.139.185.198 (talk) 19:22, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

I think the previous image, dated 22AUG07 was a better graphic for the page thats using it. The new image dated 01FEB just shows a single cable, whereas the previous image gives a general idea of how the world is connected using them. The new image may be better as its own image showing the difference between "general" path and "actual" path of the cable. Other opinions? -- KookyMan (talk) 03:06, 2 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree wholeheartedly. In fact, both images are instructive in different ways, and both deserve to be included. I don't understand the rationale for replacing a world map with a specific map illustrating the difference between the desired and actual paths. I am inclined to re-upload the old picture as a separate file, so both can be used. • TheBendster (talk) 3 February 2008, 15:41 (UTC)