Pedro Bay, AK, United States

Pedro Bay, AK: Submarine Cable Landing Point

Pedro Bay is a small community located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. Situated in the state's remote southwestern interior, it serves as a landing point for one submarine cable, TERRA SW, which reached ready-for-service status in 2012. As a single-cable landing point, Pedro Bay connects to the broader United States submarine cable network, with TERRA SW linking locations entirely within the United States.

The cable landing at Pedro Bay represents an intra-national connection, with TERRA SW's route spanning between points within the United States. This positions Pedro Bay as part of a domestic connectivity corridor rather than an intercontinental or inter-island route, reflecting the particular communications infrastructure needs of Alaska's remote communities.

Cables Landing at Pedro Bay, AK

TERRA SW reached ready-for-service status in 2012 and is currently listed at draft status. The cable connects landing points within the United States, making Pedro Bay one of its domestic termination points. No additional length, capacity, or fiber pair specifications are available for this cable.

Regional Context

Within the United States submarine cable landscape, Pedro Bay hosts one cable across 160 landing points nationally, placing it among the smaller landing points in the country while still ranking in the top 69% of United States landing points by cable count. Major United States landing points such as Boca Raton, FL, and San Juan, PR, each host eight cables, while sites like Hermosa Beach, CA, Kapolei, HI, and Myrtle Beach, SC, each host five. Pedro Bay's single-cable profile is consistent with the pattern seen at many remote Alaskan communities, where submarine cables address localized connectivity requirements rather than high-volume international traffic demands.

Network Role

Pedro Bay functions as a single-cable terminus within the United States domestic submarine cable network. Its sole connection, TERRA SW, provides a submarine link between points within the United States, extending cable infrastructure into a region of Alaska characterized by small, geographically isolated communities. With a local population of 43 as of the 2020 census, Pedro Bay is among the smallest communities hosting submarine cable infrastructure in the country.

In the broader United States submarine cable graph, Pedro Bay illustrates how submarine cable deployment extends beyond major metropolitan hubs to serve remote populations in Alaska, where overland alternatives may be limited or impractical. As one of 160 landing points spread across the United States, it demonstrates the geographic reach of the country's submarine cable network into its most sparsely populated territories.