Papua New Guinea - Vanimo Bathymetry Chart, 1 :50000 #1

High-resolution swath mapping, using multibeam echo sounder was used to delineate the seabed morphology around Vanimo.
The wave and current regime inside Vanimo harbour was also instigated by deploying acoustic Doppler current meters profilers
The resultant data was used to produce bathymetry charts and the Vanimo Bathymetry chart is available for download from its appropriate link under Distribution Info.
This work was initiated by the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the European Union (EU) Reducing Vulnerability of Pacific ACP States Project.The objective of the survey was to investigate the seabed and provide information about water depths in the coastal areas using a Multibeam echosounder (MBES). Bathymetry maps/ charts should provide information about water depths around the islands. These new bathymetric maps should also give a descriptive picture of the ocean bottom terrain, vividly revealing the size, shape and distribution of underwater features. They can serve as the basic tool for scientific, engineering, marine geophysical and environmental studies, as well as marine and coastal resource management.Vanimo is located 2 degrees 696' S and 141 degrees 3 'E, of the North West of Papua New Guinea.SEABED AROUND VANIMO:The sea floor around Vanimo coast is dominated by numerous small canyons originating at thebase of the 100 m contour. A much bigger canyon originates almost at the mouth of theNeumayer River. The rest of the seafloor is relatively featureless.