The coldest places on Earth are not always accessible to humans, but fearless scientists have found ways to conduct observations in such harsh climates. In most of the areas listed in the TOP, ordinary thermometers do not work, your skin will freeze within a few minutes, and breath drops will turn into crystals as you exhale.
Snag (Yukon), Yukon, Canada
An abandoned village in a bowl-shaped valley in Yukon, Canada, which recorded a record low temperature of -62.7 ° C in an unusual winter of the 1940s. Due to the extreme cold, locals reported that their breath froze in the air as they exhaled and fell to the ground in white dust. Even stranger, they found that sounds travel much further in the cold, dense air, and voices are heard a few kilometers from their source.
North Ice, Greenland
Founded by a British Expedition in North Greenland in 1952, this research station was originally developed before military aircraft dropped supplies and tools for a team of researchers and scientists. A temperature reading of -66.1 ° C , taken in 1954, was at the time the lowest ever recorded in the northern hemisphere.
Oymyakon, Russia
Sometimes referred to as the coldest permanently inhabited settlement on Earth at -67.8 ° C. Less than 1000 people live here. Oymyakon is located between two valleys that trap cold winds between themselves, exacerbating weather conditions. Frozen all winter, local schools only close when temperatures drop below -55 ° C. Hardy schoolchildren!
Klinck research station, Greenland
Greenland, the largest island in the world, is sparsely populated due to the giant ice sheet that covers most of its land mass. Setting up weather stations in this harsh climate requires the presence of fearless scientists who cross the area on snowmobiles in temperatures as low as -69.4 ° C. Research Station Klink is located near the highest point of the ice sheet.
Verkhoyansk, Russia
This Russian city of about 1,000 people is located above the Arctic Circle and is one of the coldest places on the planet. The lowest temperature recorded in the area was -69.8 ° C.
Denali (Denali), Alaska
The highest mountain peak in North America is an impressive sight and rises over 6,000 meters above sea level. It is a paradise for climbers and explorers. A weather station near the summit recorded the lowest temperature in US history in 2003 at -73.8 ° C.
Dome Argus, Antarctic Plateau
The temperature on the Dome of Argus can drop to -82.5 ° C. In 2018, a team from the University of Colorado at Boulder used infrared mapping technology to identify regions in eastern Antarctica where temperatures could drop below -90 ° C. Dome Argus is among the top five leaders of the TOP, deservedly so.
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
The people who live and work at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station only see one sunrise and one sunset per year, so it should come as no surprise that temperatures are among the coldest at -82.8 ° C. The station is located high on the Antarctic plateau, at an altitude of about 3000 meters above sea level.
Vostok Research Station, Antarctica
One of the coldest places on Earth - and the sunniest. In December, the Vostok research station in Antarctica has over 22 hours of sunshine. Conversely, there are exactly zero hours of sunshine on the polar night, and Vostok records the lowest average annual temperature ( -89.2 ° C) of any weather station on the planet.
Dome Fuji, Antarctica
In 2010, the Landsat 8 satellite aimed its instruments at the high ridge of the East Antarctic ice sheet. This dry and cold desert with a minimum temperature of -92.3 ° C was declared the coldest place on Earth, breaking the previous Vostok station record.
