Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site

Site ID
VANI
Station Location
Vanimo
Station Number
PM 63/1
Station Address
Open sports ground behind Vanimo Resort Hotel and Sandaun Motel.
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 2°41'05".3
Longitude         E 141°18'15".7
Ellipsoidal Ht     81m

SITE OWNERSHIP

Owner / Authority
Provincial Government
Station marker
Nail in centre of galvanised iron pipe set in concrete


Inscription
Magnavox station, NMB 106, 1984
Reference marks

Witness marks
Witness Post 1 metre south of station
Azimuth marks

Station constructed by/date
National Mapping Bureau, 1984
special instructions

Site soil / Geology
Thin clay soil on coral base
SITE ACCESS
Vanimo frequently serviced by Air Niugini and Airlink from Port Moresby, Lae and Wewak. Two flights a week from Tabubil by MAF.

Roads
Access by foot or vehicle, straight to mark across the sports field. Short walking track 2 minutes walk from Sandaun and Vanimo Beach Hotels.
Vehicle rental
not required
SITE FACILITIES

Power
24 hr mains power available from adjoining hotels for recharging batteries.
Shelter
tent required
Accommodation
Vanimo Beach Hotel, phone 857 1102, 857 1310, fax 857 1131
Single rooms between K100 and K150 per night. Meals available at restaurant
Sandaun Motel, phone 857 1000, 857 1294, 857 1173, fax 857 1119
Single K148.50, Twin K176, a better place to stay

Security
Local men paid K10 per day plus meals

Labour

Communications
phone/fax and internet line available at nearby hotels. Internet line available at Beach Hotel for K0.50 a minute (K30 per hour)

Adverse conditions
none
SITE DIAGRAMS

Access map
Vanimo sketch map

Site diagram
VANI RM sketch 2003 (not surveyed)
site photographs 2003
VANI station mark
VANI looking south
VANI looking west
VANI looking east

Elevation mask
10 degs (no obstructions)
OCCUPATION HISTORY

Party leader
1992 Buddy Castillo and M Awai, NMB
1993 R Mase and L Madanga, NMB
1999 Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
2003 Richard Stanaway, RSES and Sylvester Tiki, Unitech, Melchior Karesa

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