Tautira, French Polynesia

Tautira, French Polynesia is a submarine cable landing point in French Polynesia (coordinates -17.7718°, -149.1770°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in French Polynesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Tautira is a Polynesian beach village, valley, and point on the south-east coast of the island of Tahiti in the Pacific. It is part of the commune Taiʻarapu-Est. With a population of 2,527, it is located 49 kilometres southeast of the Tahitian capital of Papeete on the coast of Tautira Bay, at the end of what is the largest valley of the Taiarapu Peninsula. Domingo de Bonechea visited the area in 1772 and attempted to spread Christianity here; James Cook landed at Tautira Bay during his voyage. Robert Louis Stevenson referred to the village as “The Garden of the World”, staying here to recover from illness in 1886. The village contains a Catholic church. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Tautira, French Polynesia, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include French Polynesia. 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 Tautira, French Polynesia 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

• Tautira-Teahupo'o (2023) — Tautira-Teahupo'o is a submarine cable system operating within French Polynesia, with landing points at Tautira, Teahupo'o. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →

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