by Dr. Michael Wenger | Jul 17, 2023 | Antarctic, Archive, Science, Science
Since their discovery in 1911 by the Terra Nova expedition crew, Blood Falls have fascinated researchers. Enormously saline waters originate from the underside of the Taylor Glacier and are one of the few sources of water in the Dry Valleys of East Antarctica. (Photo:...
by Heiner Kubny | Mar 5, 2021 | Archive, Science, Science
Blood Fall seeps from the end of Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney. The tent on the left gives an idea of how big the phenomenon is. (Photo: Peter Rejcek, NSF) Right next to McMurdo in East Antarctica, the Dry Valleys are just a few kilometres from the Antarctic coast....