Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
NM37
Station Location
Duke of York
Station Number
NM/J/37
Station Address
Nabual village, Duke of York Island,
East New Britain Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 4°10'48".18
Longitude
E 152°29'38".10
Ellipsoidal Ht
176.4m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Customary Land, Nabual Village
Site Contact/s
Phillip Lomlom, Village Magistrate
Sam Makau, Village Councillor
The Local Level Government should be contacted initially,
Neville Kunai, Community Administrator
Inop Kade, Community Clerk
Anton Rudolf, Government Driver (lives in Nabual and has Nabual radio)
Phone
+675 983 7233 (Local level Govt office)
Nabual Village has radio contact with LLG office
Fax
ENB Provincial Govt 983 7877
Address
Duke of York, Local Government
c/- ENB Provincial Government PO Box 714 RABAUL
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Kern type brass centre mark set in concrete filled
steel pillar (0.6m diameter, 1.2m above n/s)
Station height is the top surface of the centre mark with
the protecting cap removed (also level with the pillar top)
To remove the cap, remove the locking screw with an allen key (4mm)
then use a special tool to remove the cap.
Inscription
NM/J/37
Reference marks
3 x 13mm brass pins set in concrete,
RM3 is also monitoring station DUKY
Witness marks
none
Azimuth marks
none
Station constructed by/date
Australian Division of National Mapping, 1975
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
soil on a bed-rock of uplifted coral rock
SITE ACCESS
Boats
PMV Boats leave regularly from Kokopo
to Rakanda Plantation jetty several km away, or Mission station
4km away. Local Government office is located
at Kibil (Molot) at northern end of island
Boat PMVs go there irregularly
PMV fare is K10, however a charter can be arranged
for K140 per trip, or an arrangement can be made
with the PMV operator to drop off at Nabual village
In bad weather (frequent between June-Sept)
crossings may be impossible
especially after 10 am
Roads
good one lane unsealed road around island
Vehicle rental
Government vehicle and driver can be arranged
about K100 per day
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Government station has power from 6pm-midnight
Otherwise generator / solar panels required
Shelter
tent essential for receiver and batteries
Accommodation
The Nabual Court House "Vilis Kot" (ask Philip)
No sanitation, but water tank in place
or arrange accommdation with govt station
Government station 983 7233,
Security
No security required
Labour
Nabual village can provide assistants for clearing, carrying etc..
K10 per person per day
Communications
phone only is available at government station
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
NM37 access map (1975)
NM37 location sketch 2000
Site diagram
NM37 sketch and RM survey 1975
NM37 RM survey 2000
site photographs 2000
NM37 pillar
NM37 looking towards RM3 (DUKY)
NM37 and DUKY with Adam and Steve
NM37 (NM/J/37) looking towards RM3 (DUKY) and New Ireland
RM3 (DUKY)
NM37 and DUKY location from sea
NM37 and DUKY location from sea, zoomed in
Elevation mask
Elevation mask 2000
Elevation mask very poor due to plantation directly to the west of site.
RM3 (DUKY) should be used as the primary GPS measurement mark
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2000, Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU, Steve Saunders and John Nohou, RVO, Adam Heffernan, UCSC
Last updated: 25th October 2000
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University