Platon Yakovlevich Gamaleya (1766–1817; uk, Плато́н Я́кович Гамалі́я) was a

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

naval officer and navigation scientist of Ukrainian origin.

Gamaleya Rock Gamaleya Rock () is a rock southeast of Smirnov Peak, marking the extremity of a line of rocks that extend east from the Shcherbakov Range, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctic. It was roughly plotted from air photos by the Thi ...

, a rock formation in Antarctica, is named after him.

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* Ukrainian people in the Russian Empire 1766 births 1817 deaths Imperial Russian Navy personnel {{russia-bio-stub