Nepal Peak (79°43′S 159°35′E) is a peak, 1203 m, at the north end of Goorkha Craters, Cook Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with Goorkha Craters (Gurkha), a name applied by R.F. Scott, 1901-04. The present day nation of Nepal is the homeland of the Gurkhas.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Nepal Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
References
Nepal Peak Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA