Quest Nunatak

Quest Nunatak (81°31′S 28°10′W) is the northeasternmost of the Whichaway Nunataks, 1,065 m. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, it was so named because it was the last rock outcrop visited on the transpolar route of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in December 1957 when a further search was made for plant fossils previously found in the area by the expedition's geologist.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Quest Nunatak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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