Mount Augusta, also designated Boundary Peak 183, is a high peak in the US state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon. It lies about 25 km south of Mount Logan and 25 km east of Mount Saint E
Mt. Augusta (left), from the south
The Malaspina Glacier in southeastern Alaska is the largest piedmont glacier in the world. Situated at the head of the Alaska Panhandle, it is about 65 km wide and 45 km long, with an area of some 3,9
Mount Augusta
…then flows around the east side of the peak, forming the gap between Augusta and the peaks surrounding Mount Cook. It then continues south to join the Malaspina Glacier. Mount Augusta was named in 1891 by I.C. Russell of the USGS, for his wife J. Augusta Olmsted Charatorn…
This 1994 photo from STS-66, on a rare clear day, is of an area about 100 kilometres (62 mi) across.
Shows the boundary of the Malaspina Glacier which arises from another glacier, and is bounded on both sides by other glaciers. In addition other glaciers flow into it. The boundary is not obvious from unedited imagery.
3D rendered panorama of Malaspina Glacier and the surrounding area