Bohner Stream
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Bohner Stream is a meltwater stream, 3000 metres (3,280.8 yd) long, flowing north from the south end of Sollas Glacier
to Priscu Stream in Taylor Valley
, Victoria Land
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
in 1996 after Lieutenant Commander Robert T. (Beez) Bohner, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot, Squadron VXE-6
, who flew Antarctic missions from 1986; was liaison with the National Science Foundation
, 1989–91; and organized the first spring (WINFLY) helicopter flights to McMurdo Dry Valleys
in 1991.
Sollas Glacier
Sollas Glacier is a glacier between Marr and Hughes Glaciers, flowing from the Kukri Hills toward the east end of Lake Bonney in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. Charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition under Scott, 1910–13, for William J. Sollas, professor of geology at Oxford....
to Priscu Stream in Taylor Valley
Taylor Valley
Taylor Valley is the southern one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, Victoria Land, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . The valley extends from Taylor Glacier in the west to McMurdo Sound at Explorers Cove at the northwest head of New Harbour in the east...
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
in 1996 after Lieutenant Commander Robert T. (Beez) Bohner, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot, Squadron VXE-6
VXE-6
VXE-6, Antarctic Development Squadron 6 , commonly referred to by its nickname, The Puckered Penguins was a United States Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
, who flew Antarctic missions from 1986; was liaison with the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, 1989–91; and organized the first spring (WINFLY) helicopter flights to McMurdo Dry Valleys
McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of snow-free valleys in Antarctica located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. The region is one of the world's most extreme deserts, and includes many interesting features including Lake Vida and the Onyx River, Antarctica's longest river.-Climate:The Dry...
in 1991.