Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site

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Site ID
KIKO

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Station Location
Kikori

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Station Number
PSM 5583

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Station Address
Kikori Airport, Kikori

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WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 7°25'24".6426
Longitude         E 144°14'55".7738
Ellipsoidal Ht     88.93 m

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SITE OWNERSHIP

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Owner / Authority

Gulf Provincial Government

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Site Contact/s

Airlines PNG Agent at Kikori
(office opposite apron)

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Email none

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STATION DESCRIPTION

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Station marker

Brass plaque set in concrete

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Inscription

5583

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Reference marks

3 GI bolts set in concrete

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Witness marks

none

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Azimuth marks

none

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Station constructed by/date
NMB, 24th September 1990

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special instructions

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Site soil / Geology
Site is on uplifted carbonate (coral/limestone) platform

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SITE ACCESS

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Air
Airlines PNG (formerly MBA) fly every second day from POM for ~K600

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Roads
No road access to Kikori

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SITE FACILITIES

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Power
24hr Power usually available at Delta Lodge next to site

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Shelter
Tent/tarp required for eqpt.

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Accommodation

Delta Lodge is located approx. 100m south of the mark. K120 per night including meals (2003).

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Security
Agent at Delta Trading / Delta Lodge can arrange security
Jacob (day) and Milau (night) paid K10 each day in 2003

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Labour
not required

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Communications

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Phone access is available at Delta Trading
Adverse conditions

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SITE DIAGRAMS

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Access map
KIKO 1:100,000 topo
KIKO Location diagram (1990)

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Site diagram
KIKO RM survey 1990

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site photographs 2003
KIKO station mark
KIKO looking NE
KIKO looking SE
KIKO looking West

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Elevation mask

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OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
September 2003 Richard Stanaway, RSES

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Last updated: 26th September 2003
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University