BLOOD WATER FALL The Hidden Red Lake Beneath Antarctica’s Ice

Beneath Antarctica’s thick glacier ice lies an ancient, salty lake hidden from the outside world. Its iron-rich water slowly moves through cracks in the glacier and reaches the surface. When the brine comes into contact with oxygen, the dissolved iron oxidizes and turns deep red, creating the strange phenomenon known as Blood Falls. It may look like blood, but the color is caused by a natural chemical reaction. #AntarcticaBloodFallsRedLakeGlacierEarthScienceScienceFactsAntarcticMysteryNaturalPhenomenonFrozenWorldSubglacialLake