Atafu, Tokelau

Atafu, Tokelau is a submarine cable landing point in Tokelau (coordinates -8.5591°, -172.5109°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Tokelau's international connectivity infrastructure.

Atafu, formerly known as the Duke of York Group, is a group of 52 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean, 500 kilometres north of Samoa. With a land area of 2.5 square kilometres, it is the smallest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau. It is an atoll and surrounds a central lagoon, which covers some 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi). The atoll lies 800 kilometres south of the equator at 8° 35' South, 172° 30' West. Atafu is the northernmost area under New Zealand sovereignty. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Atafu, Tokelau, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Tokelau. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Atafu, Tokelau in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Tokelau Submarine Cable (2023) — Tokelau Submarine Cable is a submarine cable system operating within Tokelau, with landing points at Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.