It’s Time To Test Your Submarine Cable Knowledge

Lots of people play the secret cable trivia game hosted on our interactive submarine cable map every month, but it’s been a while since we’ve shared the winning answers.

Time for a pop quiz!

The Questions

1. There's a cable on our map named for a famous research vessel. Name the ship and the man who captained it.
   
   
2. How long is the INDIGO-West cable?
   
   
3. Name the cables ready for service in 1989.
   
   
4. Which cable has a landing point in Goose Bay, Canada?
   
   
5. How many active cables land in Mombasa?

The Answers

1. There's a cable on our map named for a famous research vessel. Name the ship and the man who captained it.

This question is referring to the Telstra Endeavour—named to honor the HMS Endeavour, which was commanded by Captain James Cook.

2. How long is the INDIGO-West cable?

The INDIGO-West is 4,600 kilometers long.

3. Name the cables ready for service in 1989.

Unfortunately, there isn't one named after Taylor Swift (yet). The correct answers are:

• Rønne-Rødvig
• Scotland-Northern Ireland 1

4. Which cable has a landing point in Goose Bay, Canada?

If you said the Leif Erikson cable, you were right! Ding, ding, ding.

5. How many active cables land in Mombasa?

Because we’re only counting active cables, there are five:

• Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1)
• Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy)
• PEACE Cable
• SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia
• The East African Marine System (TEAMS

Although the 2Africa and Africa-1 cables will land in Mombasa, they aren’t ready for service yet.

Ready to play for real? Here's our question for April 2024:

Name one of the West African cables damaged on March 14, 2024.

Submit the correct answer over here and you’ll be entered to win a free submarine cable map in our monthly drawing.

Good luck!