Hornby Mountains

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. 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.

External links

* [http://www.oceandots.com/atlantic/falklands/hornby.htm Mountain range from space]


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