Information About

Augustine Volcano

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Seldovia

Parent:

Aleutian Range

Elevation:

3648 ft (1111.91 m)

About

An active volcano which forms the majority of Augustine Island, in Kamishak Bay, 70 mi. SW of Homer, Aleutian Range.

History of Augustine Volcano

Named "Mount San Augustin" on May 26, 1778 by Captain Cook (1785, p. 386), Royal Navy (RN). It was called "Pan de Azucar," i.e. "sugar loaf" by Don Ignacio Arteaga in 1779. Published as "Mount San Augustine" in an 1867 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) report, and as "Mount Chinabora" on a 1928 U.S. Post Route map.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna B-2 (1958), Iliamna B-2 (1958), Iliamna B-2 (1958),

Places Near Augustine Volcano

Bars:

Augustine Rocks,

Capes:

Burr Point, Ursus Head,

Islands:

Augustine Island,

Mountains:

Augustine Volcano,

Augustine Volcano Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Augustine Volcano.