Hao, French Polynesia

Hao, French Polynesia is a submarine cable landing point in French Polynesia (coordinates -18.2158°, -140.9081°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in French Polynesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Hao, or Haorangi, is a large coral atoll in the central part of the Tuamotu Archipelago. It has c. 1000 people living on 35 km2 (14 sq mi). It was used to house the military support base for the nuclear tests on Mururoa. Because of its shape, French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville named it "Île de la Harpe". Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Hao, French Polynesia, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include French Polynesia. 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 Hao, French Polynesia 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

• Natitua (2018) — Natitua is a domestic submarine cable system within French Polynesia, linking 11 landing points including Arutua, French Polynesia, Fakarava, French Polynesia, Hao, French Polynesia, Hitia'a, French Polynesia and others. It strengthens domestic network resilience in French Polynesia by providing submarine connectivity between coastal and island communities. Read more →

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