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Hornby Mountains

Mountain range on West Falkland, Falkland Islands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 the Port Stephen’s Formation are inclined to the vertical.[clarification needed]

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