NPC (North Pacific Cable) is a
submarine telecommunications cable system in the
North Pacific Ocean
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Etymology
The word ''north'' i ...
linking the United States and Japan.
It has
landing points in:
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Miura,
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag ...
, Japan
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Pacific City,
Tillamook County,
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
, United States
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Seward,
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,799, up from 55,400 in 2010.
The borough seat is Soldotna, the largest city is Kenai, and the most populated community is the ce ...
,
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
, United States (branch @ 420 Mbit/s)
It has a transmission capacity of 1,260 Mbit/s, and a total cable length of 5,200 miles (~8,400 km). The cable also included a spur to Alaska. The cable started operation in May 1991 and ceased operating in 2004.
References
External links
* https://www.fcc.gov/document/north-pacific-cable-system
{{Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean
Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean
Japan–United States relations
1991 establishments in Alaska
1991 establishments in Japan
1991 establishments in Oregon
2004 disestablishments in Alaska
2004 disestablishments in Japan
2004 disestablishments in Oregon