The Ocean Is Deeper Than You Think. We Need Better Maps
Why deep sea maps are SO BAD (and how to fix Get an exclusive Surfshark deal Enter promo code CLEO for an extra 3 months free at Subscribe to support optimistic tech content on Huge If True: Check out johnnyharris for independent journalism that will help you better understand the world: Our maps of the ocean are surprisingly bad On Google Maps it looks like we know so much but we know less about the ocean floor than we do the surface of Mars. And thats a big problem, because we are using the ocean all the time: Were laying internet cables across it, we fight wars in it, we search it during a crisis like the imploded OceanGate Titan submersible or the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. 71 of the surface of the Earth is water And yet we have a surprisingly limited view of whats below it. But thats also understandable. Because cartographically speak
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