Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
MALA
Station Location
Malasait
Station Number
PSM 30022
Station Address
Yard of Malasait School Headermaster's residence,
near Malasait Uniting Church
East New Britain Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 4°27'54".21
Longitude
E 151°53'28".62
Ellipsoidal Ht
670 m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Custodian; Headmaster of the Malasait School
Site Contact/s
Headmaster
Phone
Fax
Address
PO Box 922, Rabaul, ENBP
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Standard brass plaque in concrete
Inscription
30022
Reference marks
none placed
Witness marks
none placed
Azimuth marks
none placed
Station constructed by/date
NMB September 1996
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Boats
Roads
By road from Rabaul, 4WD required (1.5 to 2 hours depending upon road conditions)
Route (1)
0km at Junction next to Rabaul Police Stn
Follow Kokopo Road, past Copra mill
3.8km at Malaguna turn right (unsealed junction) up Caldera onto Vuruga Rd
10.5km turn left at Bitumen junction
12.2km veer right at Bitumen junction (Malmaluan off to the left)
pass Tomaringa Barracks and Vunakanau on the left
19.5km Turn right at cross roads at top of hill
Pass Keravat (supermarkets, police station etc)
34km Cross Keravat River (concrete bridge)
39km pass Vudal University on the right (rusty tractor)
46km Y junction just past the district office, veer left
Bitumen ends
62km T-junction, turn left
64km Malasait school
Alternative route via N. Coast
0 km at Junction next to Rabaul Police Stn
Follow Nonga Road SW
3 km Turn left at T0junction (Nonga is to the right)
6 km Continue straight ahead
10 km Pass Kulau Lodge on the right
14 km pass through Putanagororoi (PUTA)
45 km Turn left towards LAES / Country Club and Keravat (40 minutes from Rabaul)
59 km Turn off to Malasait (60 mintes from Rabaul)
77 km Malasait ( 2 hours from Rabaul)
Vehicle rental
Hertz special offer for RSES, ANU campaigns;
Toyota Hilux twin-cab 4WD;
1-6 days K192.50 (inc VAT)
7+ days K166.10 (inc VAT)
125km free per day then 99t per km (inc VAT)
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Headmaster has domestic generator power on site.
Solar panels advantageous
Shelter
tent required for receiver
Accommodation
Headmaster can provide accommodation on site for
assistant at school.
Security
People in the adjacent blocks can be employed
to provide security (K20 per night, K15 per day per person)
Labour
Communications
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
MALA 1:250,000 topo
Malasait 1:100,000 topo map
Site diagram
MALA Sketch 1996
MALA Sketch 1998
site photographs
MALA looking west 1998
MALA looking N 1998
MALA RMs 1998
MALA in 2000
Elevation mask
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
1996 NMB
1998 RSES (Tony Purcell)
2000 RSES (Richard Stanaway)
2001 RVO (Steve Saunders)
2003 RSES/RVO (Richard Stanaway, Steve Saunders)
Last updated: 20th November 2003
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University