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Heraklion, Greece

Landing Point · GR Greece

1 Connected Cables 35.3384°N 25.1279°E Greece
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Connected Cables
GR
Country
35.34°
Latitude
25.13°
Longitude
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Connected Cables

Cable Length RFS Status
Thetis Express 340 km 2027 Planned

About Heraklion, Greece

Heraklion, Greece is a submarine cable landing point in Greece (coordinates 35.3384°, 25.1279°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Greece's international connectivity infrastructure.

Heraklion, Herakleion or Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece, and the largest city in the Greek islands, with a municipal population of 179,302 (2021) and 211,370 in its wider metropolitan area, according to the 2011 census. The greater area of Heraklion has been continuously inhabited since at least 7000 BCE, making it one of the oldest inhabited regions in Europe. It is also home to the ancient Knossos Palace, a major center of the Minoan civilization dating back to approximately 2000-1350 BCE, often considered Europe's oldest city. The palace is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Greece, second only to the Parthenon in terms of visitor numbers. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

CableRFSLengthOwners
Thetis Express2027340 kmVodafone

Connectivity profile

From Heraklion, Greece, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Greece. 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 Heraklion, Greece 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

  • Thetis Express (2027) — Thetis Express is a submarine cable system operating within Greece, with landing points at Athens, Heraklion. 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.

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Landing Point

  • CountryGR Greece
  • Coordinates35.3384°N 25.1279°E
  • Connected Cables1

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