Quest Nunatak (81°31′S 28°10′W / 81.517°S 28.167°W / -81.517; -28.167Coordinates: 81°31′S 28°10′W / 81.517°S 28.167°W / -81.517; -28.167) 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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