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Mount Augustus, New Zealand

Mount Augustus
Highest point
Elevation 1,010 m (3,310 ft)
Coordinates 41°40′40″S 171°51′25″E / 41.6779°S 171.8570°E / -41.6779; 171.8570
Geography
Location South Island, New Zealand

Mount Augustus was a mountain on the West Coast of New Zealand.

It was the locality for a type specimen of the Powelliphanta augusta species of carnivorous snails previously known as Powelliphanta "Augustus". The mountain, part of the , was removed to recover the underlying coal.



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