Hornby Mountains

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.^{[citation needed]}

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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[1] "Mountains West Falkland, West Falkland, Falkland Islands". falklands-southatlantic.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

[2] Greenway, M. E. (1972). The Geology of the Falkland Islands. British Antarctic Survey. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-85665-009-3.

[3] Woods, Robin W. (1982). Falkland Islands Birds. A. Nelson. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-904614-07-7.

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