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Hornby Mountains

Hornby Mountains

Mountain range on West Falkland, Falkland Islands

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

    51.725°S 59.752°W / -51.725; -59.752


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