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Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

Landing Point · Marshall Islands

1 Connected Cables 9.1898°N 167.4244°E Marshall Islands
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Connected Cables
Country
9.19°
Latitude
167.42°
Longitude
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Connected Cables

Cable Length RFS Status
HANTRU1 Cable System 2,917 km 2010 Active

About Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

Kwajalein, Marshall Islands is a submarine cable landing point in Marshall Islands (coordinates 9.1898°, 167.4244°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Marshall Islands's international connectivity infrastructure.

Kwajalein Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island, which its majority English-speaking residents often shorten to Kwaj. The total land area of the atoll is just over 6 square miles (16 km2). It lies in the Ralik Chain, 2,100 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

CableRFSLengthOwners
HANTRU1 Cable System20102,917 kmFederated States of Micronesia Telecommunications Cable Corporation (FSMTCC), Hannon Armstrong, Marshall Islands Telecommunications Authority

Connectivity profile

From Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia. 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 Kwajalein, Marshall Islands 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

  • HANTRU1 Cable System (2010) — HANTRU1 Cable System is a regional submarine cable connecting 3 countries — Marshall Islands, Guam, Micronesia — with 4 landing points including Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, Majuro, Marshall Islands, Piti, Guam, Pohnpei, Micronesia. It enhances regional connectivity and provides route diversity for internet traffic in Marshall Islands, Guam, Micronesia. Read more →

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

Landing Point

  • Country Marshall Islands
  • Coordinates9.1898°N 167.4244°E
  • Connected Cables1

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