Blood Falls is a reddish seep that flows from the end of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney in Antarctica.
Sources
- Scientists Find Life in Antarctica's Blood Red Falls (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/35535/blood-falls-antarcticas-dry-valleys (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2023/07/10/century-old-mystery-of-blood-waterfall-in-antarctica-may-finally-be-solved/ (forbes.com)
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