Hiva Oa, French Polynesia

Hiva Oa, French Polynesia is a submarine cable landing point in French Polynesia (coordinates -9.7547°, -139.0211°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in French Polynesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

With its 320 square kilometres, Hiva Oa is the second largest island in the Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest island of the southern Marquesas group. Around 2,200 people reside on the island. A volcano, Temetiu, is Hiva Oa's highest point, reaching an elevation of 1,269 m (4,163 ft.) Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Hiva Oa, 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 Hiva Oa, 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.