Kavrayskiy Hills [SEP] continent
Kavrayskiy Hills
The Kavrayskiy Hills () are a line of mostly ice-covered coastal hills in Antarctica, rising south of Rennick Bay and along the west side of the lower end of Rennick Glacier. They were charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958) and named after Vladimir V. Kavrayskiy, a Soviet geodesist and cartographer.
Vladimir V. Kavrayskiy
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kavrayskiy (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Каврайский; 1884–1954) was a Soviet geodesist and cartographer.
Scientific research.
In 1939, Vladimir V. Kavrayskiy invented the Kavrayskiy VII projection.
Kavrayskiy produced a lifetime of scientific works devoted to the solution of navigation problems.
Namesakes.
Kavrayskiy Hills in the Antarctic are named after him.
A Dobrynya Nikitich class oceanographic research ship has been named after him.
See also.
- Kavrayskiy VII projection
External links.
- Vladimir