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A five-story waterfall falls out of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valley. Not only is the thought of a waterfall in the cold continent of Antarctica unusual, but the waterfall is vivid red, like blood flowing from a wound in the glacier. It looks like a bloodbath. It is called Blood Falls. In 1911, scientists discovered it for the first time. The surprising thing was that this color of water was flowing continuously. The outside temperature was minus 17 degrees Celsius. The water should have frozen in this cold. But still, how was the water flowing? The reason behind this is that the lake below the glacier is salty. The freezing point of salt water is much less than pure water. Scientists found that there is a lot of iron in this water. This water was trapped in a lake. As it is escaping and coming into contact with the air, the iron is giving it a red color. This is the exact same reason why iron is rust. So it turns red.