Hornsby Mountains
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The Hornby Mountains 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.
West Falkland
West Falkland is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by Falkland Sound. Its area is and its coastline is long. Including the adjacent small islands the land area is .-Population:The island has fewer than 200...
in the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
. Mount Maria
Mount Maria
Mount Maria is a mountain of the Hornby Mountains, adjacent to Port Howard, on West Falkland island . It reaches a height of approximately 658 metres ....
is a mountain in this range. The range runs in a group of ridges parallel to Falkland Sound
Falkland Sound
The Falkland Sound is a sea strait in the Falkland Islands. Running south west - north east, it separates West and East Falkland.-Name:The sound was named by John Strong in 1690 for Viscount Falkland, the name only later being applied to the archipelago and its two largest islands...
The Hornby Mountains, have experienced tectonic forces of uplift and folding by which the quartzite beds of Argentine Port are inclined to the vertical.