Vladimir Kavrayskiy

Vladimir Vladimirovich Kavrayskiy (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Каврайский; April 22, 1884 – February 26, 1954) was a Soviet astronomer, geodesist and cartographer.

In 1939, he invented the Kavrayskiy VII projection.

[1] Kavrayskiy produced a lifetime of scientific works devoted to the solution of navigation problems.

Kavrayskiy Hills in the Antarctic are named after him.

The hydrographic survey vessel Vladimir Kavrayskiy was named after him.