Manchester Cable Station, California

The Manchester Cable Station in Northern California is one of just over a dozen active undersea trans-Pacific cable landings on the west coast of the USA. Though exposed as it corsses the ocean floor, the cable is buried as it crosses under the beach and enters this building, from which it is connected to the communication backbone of the nation, by more underground cables. This cable, known as the J-US North and East cable, is owned by a multitude of international communications companies, and was installed in 2001. It connects to Japan, and also makes a connection to at Morro Bay, California. Manchester, also known as the Point Arena Station, is one of at least six cable landing sites on the California Coast. The internet traffic around the globe passes through submarine cables.