Hornby Mountains Explained

The Hornby Mountains (or "hills") are a mountain range on West Falkland in the Falkland Islands. Mount Maria is a mountain in this range.^[1] The range runs in a group of ridges parallel to Falkland Sound.^{[2] [3]}

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

1. Web site: Mountains West Falkland, West Falkland, Falkland Islands . 2024-11-11 . falklands-southatlantic.com.
2. Book: Greenway, M. E. . The Geology of the Falkland Islands . 1972 . British Antarctic Survey . 978-0-85665-009-3 . 14 . en.
3. Book: Woods, Robin W. . Falkland Islands Birds . 1982 . A. Nelson . 978-0-904614-07-7 . 13 . en.

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