Pippin Peaks () is an east-west line of several Antarctic peaks ranging in height from 880 m to 1,160 m and formed of white or pink granite. The feature is situated in the southern

Aristotle Mountains Aristotle Mountains is the fan-shaped sequence of ridges spreading east-northeastwards from its summit Madrid Dome (1647 m) on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. The feature is named after the ancient Greek scientist Arist ...

, at the west end of Stubb Glacier where it forms a part of the

glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such a ...

's north wall, and is connected to Mount Sara Teodora to the west-southwest. The name is one of several in this area applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from

Herman Melville Herman Melville ( born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are '' Moby-Dick'' (1851); '' Typee'' (1846), a ...

's Moby Dick, Pippin being the shipkeeper in the Pequod who was cast adrift by Stubb.

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Mountains of Graham Land Oscar II Coast {{OscarIICoast-geo-stub