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Amerigo Vespucci

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87 km · 2 Landing Points · 2 Countries · Ready for Service: 1999

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Specifications

Length87 km
StatusIn Service
Ready for Service1999
Landing Points2
Countries2

Owners

Antelecom

Landing Points (2)

Location Country Position
Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands NL Netherlands 12.1507°, -68.2767°
Willemstad, Curaçao ?? Curaçao 12.0953°, -68.8966°

About the Amerigo Vespucci Cable System

Overview

Amerigo Vespucci is an intercontinental submarine cable that connects Curaçao and Bonaire, with a total length of 87 km. The cable was ready for service in 1999 and is operated by Antelecom.

Route and Landings

Countries on route:

  • Curaçao: Willemstad, Kralendijk
  • Bonaire: Kralendijk

Ownership and Operators

Amerigo Vespucci is operated by Antelecom.

Status and Timeline

The cable was ready for service in 1999. The status of the cable is unknown.

Strategic Context

Amerigo Vespucci connects Curaçao and Bonaire, providing a direct fiber-optic path between these two territories. This connection supports both primary data routing and redundancy for neighboring cable systems in the region. Both Curaçao and Bonaire are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with Curaçao being an autonomous constituent country within the kingdom and Bonaire being an island municipality. The inter-island submarine cable serves to enhance communication infrastructure between these two territories, which are located in the Caribbean Sea.

Amerigo Vespucci
  • Length87 km
  • StatusIn Service
  • Ready for Service1999

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