The Hornby Mountains (or "hills") are a mountain range on West Falkland in the Falkland Islands. Mount Maria is a mountain in this range. The range runs in a group of ridges parallel to Falkland Sound.
The Hornby Mountains, have experienced tectonic forces of uplift and folding by which the quartzite beds of Argentine Port are inclined to the vertical.
References
- "Mountains West Falkland, West Falkland, Falkland Islands". falklands-southatlantic.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- Greenway, M. E. (1972). The Geology of the Falkland Islands. British Antarctic Survey. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-85665-009-3.
- Woods, Robin W. (1982). Falkland Islands Birds. A. Nelson. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-904614-07-7.
External links
- Mountain range from space at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
51°43′30″S 59°45′07″W / 51.725°S 59.752°W / -51.725; -59.752
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