Horlick

a mountain range in central Antarctica, in the Transantarctic Mountains. The Horlick Mountains rise to an elevation of 3,941 m. They are composed of sandstones and shales with coal measures deposited on a crystalline basement. The range was discovered in 1934 by the American antarctic expedition led by R. Byrd. It was named for W. Horlick, a financial backer of the expedition.