Augustine Island
| Augustine Island | ||
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| Waters | Cook Inlet ( Pacific Ocean ) | |
| Geographical location | 59 ° 21 '47 " N , 153 ° 25' 50" W | |
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| surface | 83.872 km² | |
| Highest elevation |
Mount St. Augustine 1260 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Augustine Island is an island off the south coast of Alaska in Cook Inlet , about 280 kilometers southwest of Anchorage . The island is located in a continuation of the Alaska Peninsula to the northeast. It was formed by the 1,260 meter high, active stratovolcano Mount St. Augustine .
The neighboring island of West Island ( 59 ° 23 ′ N , 153 ° 33 ′ W ) is about 200 meters off the west coast of Augustine .
Augustine Island is nearly circular and takes up about 80 km² of land area; West Iceland is 4.6 km². Both islands are uninhabited.
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