Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
XAVI
Station Location
Kairiru Island
Station Number
GS 32088
Station Address
St. Xaviers High School
Kairiru Island
Wewak Island Group
East Sepik Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 3°22'04".4
Longitude
E 143°33'16".8
Ellipsoidal Ht
88m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
St. Xaviers Catholic High School
Site Contact/s
Joseph Cherake, Head master
Philip Mumbos, Deputy (was onsite in 2000)
Paul Sair, station manager
Phone
856 2640
Fax
856 2640
Address
PO Box 107, Wewak, ESP
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Brass plaque set in concrete
XAVI mark
Inscription
GS 32088
Reference marks
3 x 150mm galvanized bolts in concrete
XAVI RM survey 2000
Witness marks
Azimuth marks
none
Station constructed by/date
Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU, 15th September 2000
special instructions
Contact Head master on arrival,
site is best occupied during school holidays, to avoid possible
disturbance,
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Boats
PMV boats are fairly frequent to Wewak (2-3 a day) K15 return, banana boats take 30 minutes to Wewak
Boat can be chartered to Wewak K100 return
PMV boats are found at the beach opposite the Post Office
Boats should be moored at the St. Xavier Jetty. From there the site is about 400m up the airstrip towards the school buildings.
XAVI 1:250,000
XAVI 1:100,000
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Solar panels are useful
Mains power is avialable between 6-10 pm.
St. Johns school has hydroelectric power 24hrs a day 20 minutes walk to the west
Shelter
tent required for the receiver
Accommodation
Guest house at the school, about K20 per night per person
Food should be brought
Security
None required
Labour
paul Sair can assist, paid K60 for seven days assistance in 2000
Communications
Phone is available at the school
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Site diagram
site photographs
Elevation mask
17.5 degree elevation mask to the North (Island profile)
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
Party leaders
2000, Stanis Anea, Charlie Pue, Cartography students, UNITECH
2002, Jones Taugaloidi, UNITECH
2003, Suvenia Hasiata, UNITECH
Contact details
473 4951 UNITECH
Labour / security
Paul can assist with transport of goods with tractor.
Last updated: 26th November September 2003
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University