Fakaofo, Tokelau

Fakaofo, Tokelau is a submarine cable landing point in Tokelau (coordinates -9.3838°, -171.2615°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Tokelau's international connectivity infrastructure.

Fakaofo, formerly known as Bowditch Island, is a South Pacific Ocean atoll located in the Tokelau Group. The actual land area is only about 3 km2, consisting of islets on a coral reef surrounding a central lagoon of some 45 km2. According to the 2006 census 483 people officially live on Fakaofo. Of those present 70% belong to the Congregational Church and 22% to the Catholic Church. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Fakaofo, 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 Fakaofo, 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.