Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Rarotonga, Cook Islands is a submarine cable landing point in Cook Islands (coordinates -21.2244°, -159.7697°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Cook Islands's international connectivity infrastructure.

Rarotonga is the largest and most populous island of the country of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of 67.39 km2 (26.02 sq mi), and is home to 72% of the country's population, with 10,898 of a total population of 15,040. Avarua, on the north coast, is the location of the Parliament buildings and the capital of the Cook Islands. The country's international airport is also in Avarua, and Rarotonga is a popular tourist destination, with many resorts, hotels and motels. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Rarotonga, Cook Islands, international traffic can reach 4 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Samoa. 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 Rarotonga, Cook 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

• Manatua (2020) — Manatua is a regional submarine cable serving 4 countries: Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, French Polynesia. With landing points at Aitutaki, Alofi, Apia, Rarotonga, To'ahotu, and 1 more, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →

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