Vunakanau is situated on a plateau just outside Rabaul,

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. Vunakanau Airfield was used in

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. In the 1970s Vunakau was proposed to be used as the new airstrip replacing

Rabaul Rabaul () is a township in the East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain. It lies about to the east of the island of New Guinea. Rabaul was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province ...

however this did not eventuate. Situated at Vunakanua is the Vunakanau Teacher's College and the Riot Squad Police Base.

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* Populated places in East New Britain Province {{EastNewBritainProvince-geo-stub