Mount Flora is a mountain, high, containing a well-defined cirque which faces north-east, standing south-east of the head of Hope Bay, at the north-east end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, 1901–04, and named by Johan Gunnar Andersson, second-in-command of the expedition who discovered plant fossils of the Jurassic period there. Antarctic Specially Protected Area A site on the northern slopes of the mountain, encompassing the fossiliferous strata, has been designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA No.148). It is a scientifically important site for geological, paleobotanical and paleoclimatological studies. It lies about south-east of Argentina’s Esperanza Base and is easily accessible on foot from there and from Hope Bay. References Mountains of Trinity Peninsula Antarctic Specially Protected Areas Paleontological sites of Antarctica