Top 10 Coldest Places In World

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25 November 2024

10) Snag, Yukon, Canada
Temperature: -62.7°C
The unusually cold temperature was recorded in the Canadian village in 1947, as per BBC.


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9) North Ice, Greenland
Temperature: -66.1°C
In 1954, the coldest-ever temperature was recorded in this area, established by the British North Greenland Expedition in 1952


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8) Oymyakon, Russia
Temperature: -67.8°C
Home to less than 1,000 people, Oymyakon is regarded as the coldest permanently inhabited settlement on the planet.


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7) Klinck research station, Greenland
Temperature: -69.4°C
The Klinck Research Station recorded some of the most extreme conditions in the northern hemisphere in December 1991.


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6) Verkhoyansk, Russia
Temperature: -69.8°C
Verkhoyansk is a Russian town which routinely sees summer temperatures higher than 30°C. But when it gets cold, it's super cold. 


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5) Denali, Alaska
Temperature: -73.8°C
The highest peak in North America with temperatures as low as -73.8°C recorded sometime between 1950 and 1969.


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4) Dome Argus, Antarctic Plateau
Temperature: -82.5°C
A high point on the East Antarctic Plateau with temperatures as low as -82.5°C


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3) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
Temperature: -82.8°C
The station is nearly 3,000m above sea level and has been occupied by the US since 1956.


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2) Vostok Research Station, Antarctica
Temperature: -89.2°C
For a long time, Vostok held record for the world's coldest place. During polar nights, the place gets zero hours of sunlight.


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1) Dome Fuji, Antarctic
Temperature: -93.2°C
The world's coldest temperature was recorded at Dome Fuji in 2010, located at a high ridge on the East Antarctic ice sheet.


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