Vunakanau is situated on a plateau just outside Rabaul,
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
Vunakanau Airfield was used in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. In the 1970s Vunakau was proposed to be used as the new airstrip replacing
Rabaul however this did not eventuate.
Situated at Vunakanua is the Vunakanau Teacher's College and the Riot Squad Police Base.
References
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Populated places in East New Britain Province
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