Weddel, United Kingdom

Weddel, United Kingdom is a submarine cable landing point in United Kingdom (coordinates 58.8297°, -3.1451°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in United Kingdom's international connectivity infrastructure.

The Weddell seal is a relatively large and abundant true seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. The Weddell seal was discovered and named in the 1820s during expeditions led by British sealing captain James Weddell to the area of the Southern Ocean now known as the Weddell Sea. The life history of this species is well documented since it occupies fast ice environments close to the Antarctic continent and often adjacent to Antarctic bases. It is the only species in the genus Leptonychotes. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Weddel, United Kingdom, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include United Kingdom. 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 Weddel, United Kingdom 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

• R100 North (2023) — R100 North is a domestic submarine cable network within United Kingdom, connecting 31 coastal and island locations including Baile Mòr, Bay of London, Belmont, Burravoe, Crockness, and 26 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

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