Landeyjar, Iceland

Landeyjar, Iceland is a submarine cable landing point in Iceland (coordinates 63.6422°, -20.1423°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Iceland's international connectivity infrastructure.

Njáll Þorgeirsson was a 10th and early-11th-century Icelandic lawyer who lived at Bergþórshvoll in Landeyjar, Iceland. He is one of the main protagonists of Njáls saga, a medieval Icelandic saga which describes a series of blood feuds. According to Guðbrandur Vigfússon, "although it is certain, that Njáll has existed, yet the Njáll, which Njáls saga describes, has never lived." Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Landeyjar, Iceland

Cables landing at Landeyjar, Iceland are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Farice, Tusass A/S. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Landeyjar, Iceland, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Canada, Denmark, Greenland.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Landeyjar, Iceland 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

• DANICE (2009) — DANICE is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Denmark and Iceland. Landing at Blaabjerg, Landeyjar, 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 →
• Greenland Connect (2009) — Greenland Connect is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Iceland, Canada, Greenland. Its 4 landing points at Landeyjar, Milton, Nuuk, Qaqortoq bridge the networks of Europe, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →

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