Hirtshals, Denmark

Hirtshals, Denmark is a submarine cable landing point in Denmark (coordinates 57.5882°, 9.9593°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Denmark's international connectivity infrastructure.

Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe. It is located in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland. The town of Hirtshals has a population of 5,347. Located on the Skagerrak, it is especially known for its fishing and ferry harbours. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Hirtshals, Denmark, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Norway. 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 Hirtshals, Denmark 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

• Skagenfiber West (2020) — Skagenfiber West is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Denmark and Norway. Landing at Hirtshals, Larvik, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →

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