Mount Augustus

Mount Augustus was a mountain on the West Coast of . It was the locality for a type specimen of the Powelliphanta augusta species of carnivorous snails previously known as Powelliphanta "Augustus".
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is the first small town north of Westport on State Highway 67, in the northern part of the of the of .

Hamlet
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is a small settlement in the northwestern of New Zealand in the West Coast region. It is in the Papahaua Ranges, around 33 kilometres by road north of , via SH67 from Westport to .

Locality
is a former settlement in the northwestern of in the West Coast region. It is located in the Papahaua Ranges about 30 kilometres linear distance north east from .

Mount Augustus

Latitude
-41.67624° or 41° 40′ 35″ south
Longitude
171.85698° or 171° 51′ 25″ east
Elevation
797 metres (2,615 feet)
Open location code
4VCH8VF4+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4246218737
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6217517
Wiki­data ID
Q6919529
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Mount Augustus” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Mount Augustus
  • Dutch: Mount Augustus
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل مونت اوجوستوس (نيوزيلاندا)
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل مونت اوجوستوس

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