Top 10 coldest places on Earth
Believe it or not, in some places, -25 ° C is considered warm weather. After a hot summer, most people expect winter to come. Sledding and skiing, playing snowballs, frost - such things were an integral part of winter. But there are places on Earth where the ice is so strong that a rare seasoned climber will go there.
1. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The capital of Mongolia is recognized as the coldest in the world. The city, located at an altitude of 1,300 meters above sea level, is home to almost half of the country's three million inhabitants. During January, the air temperature in Ulaanbaatar rarely rises above -16 ° C, and school winter holidays last a month and a half.
2. Scientific station "Vostok," Antarctica
The Russian research station "Vostok" recorded the lowest temperature on Earth - 89.2 ° C of frost. It was so cold in Antarctica on July 21, 1983. In summer, the weather is not much better: the average temperature is -32 ° C. It is also one of the driest in the world, with no more than 2.5 cm of snowfall a year.
3. Mount Denali, Alaska
Mount Denali has located about 210 km from Anchorage, the capital of Alaska, at 6,190 meters above sea level and is the highest point in North America. Denali Peak is constantly covered with snow and glaciers, and he holds the temperature record of the entire continent - 83 ° C of frost. This is how low the mercury column fell here in 2003.
4. Verkhoyansk, Russia
Verkhoyansk holds the world record for the most significant temperature range. This city in the north of Russia has frigid winters and hot summers. The average daily temperature is -48 ° C in January, while the thermometer stays below zero from October to April. But in summer, it is hot at +30 ° C and above.
5. International Falls, Minnesota, USA
International Falls is one of the coldest inhabited places in the United States, due to which in 2002 it was awarded the title of "Refrigerator of the Nation." The average January temperature here is -16.2 ºC. The city hosts the annual Icebox Festival to celebrate its unique status, which has already become a symbol of frozen bowling, snow sculptures, and fireworks.
6. Fraser, Colorado, USA
Fraser Village is located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, 2613 meters above sea level. Only 1275 people live here, but they face harsh winters and snowdrifts up to 10 meters high every year.
7. Signage, Canada
The lowest temperature was recorded in Signage in 1947 and was -63.9 ° C. In those days, the village was used primarily as an emergency landing strip and weather station.
8. Yakutsk, Russia
The port city of Yakutsk is located on the Lena River, which is used as an additional road in winter. Frosts down to -40 ° C are in the order of things here, and if the temperature does not drop below -25 ° C, this is "hot weather." Yakutsk has located about 930 km from Oymyakon, where the lowest temperature ever recorded in settlements was - 71.2 ° C.
9. Polar plateau
The coldest placeEartharth is named after the Polar Plateau, an endless and uninhabited patch of ice the size of Australia. Scientists have recorded an incredible temperature of -100 ° C here.
10. Rogers Pass, Montana, USA
Rogers Pass is 5610 meters above sea level. In January 1954, a temperature of -56 ° C was recorded here, one of the lowest in the United States. Despite this, the summer months are pretty warm here, although temperatures rarely rise above freezing from October to April.
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