Uturoa, French Polynesia

Uturoa, French Polynesia is a submarine cable landing point in French Polynesia (coordinates -16.7309°, -151.4430°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in French Polynesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Uturoa is a commune located in Ra'iātea, the largest island of the Îles Sous le Vent in French Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean. It is situated in between the administrative subdivision of Leeward Islands and the main port of the island of Ra'iātea. According to the 2022 census, Uturoa has a population of 3,663. The commune lies approximately 120 miles (193.121 km) northwest of Pape'ete, the capital of French Polynesia. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Uturoa, French Polynesia, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include French Polynesia, United States. 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 Uturoa, 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

• Honotua (2010) — Honotua is a point-to-point submarine cable linking French Polynesia and United States. Landing at Huahine, Kawaihae, Moorea, Papenoo, Uturoa, and 1 more, 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 →

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