West Africa Cable System (WACS): the submarine cable on a map

West Africa Cable System (WACS) is a submarine communications cable, about 16,101 km of route on the sea floor in 12 segments. Where it runs and what else is down there, on a live map.

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The facts

Cable: West Africa Cable System (WACS)
Route length: about 16,101 km (drawn route)
Segments: 12
Label point: -0.78, -6.07

Source

TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map. This page was built from the feed on 2026-10-11 15:03 UTC; the live map shows it as it is now.

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