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Here are the list of the coldest places in the world. As we know that the countries with cold weather is in west area, such as Swiss, London, and any other countries. Here are the places with known as the coldest places in the world.

8. International Fall, Minnesota

International Fall in Minnesota, USA known as the coldest point of the 48 American states. City with population of about 7,000 people has an average temperature of 36.4° F (2° C). The average temperature during the month of December, January, and February is below zero. At the local festival called “Icebox Festival” held a competition such as snowmobile races, snow sculpturing, bowling with frozen turkeys, and the championship “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run”.

7. Umiat, Alaska

Umiat, Alaska is the coldest place in the United States, with an average temperature of 10.1° F or about-12° C. The temperatures of Umiat could reach about 70° F (about 21° C when summer, and you know when in winter. The population of about five people (probably only consist of researchers working on it) with no permanent residents. We can follow the weather conditions here through Umiat Air Field online.

6. Snag

Snag is a place where the lowest temperature ever recorded in North America. On February 3, 1947, weather forecasters add another strip with a mark on the thermometer, since mercury below the meter strip of the lowest figures. When the thermometer marked legibly kembalai found that the temperature is -81.4° F (-63° C). At temperatures as low temperature, the voices can be heard four miles. Steam frozen breath in the air for up to 15 minutes, making it easy to find where someone is gone.

5. Northice Station

The coldest place in the western hemisphere is Greenland, although historically this section is an area that includes Europe. Northice Research Station is located in the middle of Greenland Ice Sheet recorded a temperature of -87° F (-66° C) on January 9, 1954.

4. Yakutsk

Yakutsk, the capital of Yakutia region in Siberia which has a population of 200,000 people claimed to be the coldest city on earth. In January, the daily temperatures average around -58° F (-50° C). The population often leave their cars all day run to ensure they can go to the house, afraid to freeze once the fuel, right. There is also warned not to wear sunglasses outdoors, maybe the glasses will stick in our face and menggoyakkan part of our skin when released.

3. Verkhoyansk

Verkhoyansk, in Yakutia, Siberia, is located at lies within the Arctic Circle, an eight-day drive from Yakutsk. However, you can only get there in the winter time, when the lake freezes over, because there is no other way, 1300 people live in Verkhoyansk, the greatest part of them, wearing reindeer to pull their vehicles lived as hunters and furbearer. This region has abundant natural resources, including gold, but too cold to develop a mine in here. This area also has a nickname as “Stalin’s Death Ring” or ring of Stalin’s death.

2. Oymyakon

Oymyakon, another village which is located in Yakutia, Russia also claimed to be the coldest place in the northern hemisphere. In the Sakha language (ethnic Russian), Oymyakon means “water that is not frozen”, due to the hot springs in the middle of permafrost (soil in the area who have frozen, which is not always covered in snow). On January 26, 1926, in Oymayakon recorded temperature -96.2° F (-71.2° C).

1. Vostok Station

In the southern hemisphere, there was no argument about the coldest place. The coldest temperature ever recorded on the land is recorded at Vostok Station, heading inland Russian research in Antarctica. On July 21, 1983, the thermometer recorded a temperature of-128, 6 ° F (-89.2° C). Add to the impression that the Russian people are the ones who bear the cold.

From the list of the coldest places above, do you interested to visit one of these places only to feel the cold?

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