Kokhanok, AK, United States

Kokhanok, AK: Submarine Cable Landing Point

Kokhanok is a small community located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. Despite its remote setting and modest population, Kokhanok is home to submarine cable infrastructure, serving as a landing point for one submarine cable. Its inclusion in the United States submarine cable network places it within a country that counts 113 submarine cables landing across 160 landing points.

The single cable landing at Kokhanok operates entirely within the United States, connecting it to other domestic endpoints rather than linking it to foreign countries. This makes Kokhanok's submarine cable connection an intra-national one, enabling connectivity within the broader Alaskan and American domestic network rather than supporting intercontinental traffic.

Cables Landing at Kokhanok, AK

TERRA SW is the submarine cable serving Kokhanok. It reached ready-for-service status in 2012 and is currently listed in draft status. All other endpoints on the TERRA SW cable are also located within the United States, making this an entirely domestic cable system. The cable provides Kokhanok with a submarine connection to other American landing points, supporting intra-national communications in a region where overland infrastructure is limited.

Regional Context

Within the United States, Kokhanok hosts one submarine cable, placing it in the top 69% of the country's 167 landing points by cable count. High-volume landing points such as Boca Raton, FL and San Juan, PR each accommodate eight cables, while locations such as Hermosa Beach, CA, Kapolei, HI, and Myrtle Beach, SC each serve as landing points for five cables. Kokhanok's single cable reflects its role as a remote, smaller-scale landing point serving localized connectivity needs rather than functioning as a major regional hub.

Network Role

Kokhanok operates as a single-cable terminus within the United States domestic submarine cable network. The TERRA SW cable connects it to other American landing points, enabling submarine-based communications for a community that, given its geographic remoteness in Alaska, has limited alternative connectivity options. This domestic routing distinguishes Kokhanok from landing points that serve intercontinental or inter-regional corridors.

In the broader United States submarine cable graph, Kokhanok represents the type of landing point that extends network reach into geographically isolated communities, supplementing terrestrial infrastructure where it is sparse or absent. Its presence among the country's 160 submarine cable landing points illustrates the range of roles such infrastructure plays, from major multi-cable international hubs to single-cable domestic termini serving small Alaskan communities.