Mount Augustus | |
Elevation M: | 1010 |
Location: | South Island, New Zealand |
Coordinates: | -41.6779°N 171.857°W |
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 Stockton mine, was removed to recover the underlying coal.[1]