Blood Falls in Antarctica

In the front of Taylor Glacier, located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, ice is a waterfall that is stained a deep red eerily similar to the color of blood every once flowing seawater. The region is one of the strangest in the world, and even some scientists believe that in the lake that leads to the waterfall may be extraterrestrial microorganisms adapted to life in inhospitable places and lacking oxygen.

One of the most fascinating natural wonders found in Antarctica is Blood Falls. Unknown to almost everyone, it is a source of salt water that has a deep red color that occasionally emanates from Taylor Glacier. The waterfall is in the Dry Valleys region, a sector of Antarctica which has the distinction of being devoid of ice, and many consideration of the world's most extreme deserts since practically never rains there. But even though it is not covered by the ubiquitous Antarctic ice in the Dry Valleys are several glaciers, each with its particular chemical composition. While some are composed of ice originating from freshwater, others, such as the Taylor Glacier are salt-water.