Captain John Ross noticed crimson snow that streaked the white cliffs like streams of blood as they were rounding Cape York on the northwest coast of Greenland. A landing party stopped and brought back samples to England.
Captain John Ross observed a reddish hue on the snow-covered cliffs, which resembled bloodstains as they rounded Cape York on the northwest coast of Greenland. A team from his expedition stopped and collected samples for further analysis in England.