Submarine Cable Areas - U.S. and Affiliated Territories

These data show the general location of commercial and research submarine cables within U.S. waters. The majority of these cables are for telecommunications, and the remaining are for power transmission. The geographic footprint for each cable may vary and is dependent on the original source data. In the nearshore, cables are routinely buried below the seabed. In the offshore, they are placed directly on the seabed. A submarine cable area may contain one or more physical cables. 30 CFR 585.301 defines a minimum 100-foot-wide right of way grant on each side of a cable.

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2023-01-27

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Distributor NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Point of Contact NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
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Originator NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
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Publisher Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
info@pacioos.org
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Dataset Point of Contact Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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Associated Documentation Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Date(s) creation: 2023-01-27
issued: 2023-01-27
revision: 2023-01-27
creation: 2023-01-27
issued: 2023-01-27
revision: 2023-01-27
creation: 2023-01-27
issued: 2023-01-27
revision: 2023-01-27
creation: 2023-01-27
issued: 2023-01-27
revision: 2023-01-27
Purpose PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.
Use Limitations https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 71.7957364330001° S: -14.281102373° E: 180.0° W: -180.0°
Theme keywords GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Governance/Management
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Infrastructure > Communications
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Infrastructure > Electricity
Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America
  • Geographic Region > Global Ocean
Project keywords GCMD Project Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Use Constraints https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
Lineage Statement 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z OGC web services (WMS and WFS) enabled by PacIOOS via GeoServer. Original data from source provider may have been reformatted, reprojected, or adjusted in other ways to optimize these capabilities.
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