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Top 10 Coldest Places on Earth

Humans cannot survive in the world’s coldest areas, but intrepid and well-insulated explorers and scientists have discovered ways to do so. Unfortunately, ordinary thermometers won’t function in most of the locales listed below.

If exposed to the elements, your skin would freeze in minutes, and the droplets in your breath would crystallize when you exhale. You’ll probably need a coat, as your mother might say.

There are both deserted and populated regions in the top ten coldest places on the planet. However, Russia is in the lead in terms of the number of lands with exceptionally low-temperature indicators. That is owing to the occurrence of large permafrost zones.

The top ten coldest places on Earth are pointed below.

1. Dome Fuji, Antarctica

Temperature: -93.2°C

Near August 2010, a NASA satellite recorded the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth’s surface in Dome Fuji, East Antarctica. This location is quite hard. This arid, freezing desert was declared the coldest place on Earth, with a temperature of -92.3°C. The previous record, set in 1983 at the Vostok station, was broken.

Dome Fuji Station is a Japanese research station on Queen Maud Land’s eastern coast. Dome F, or Valkyrie Dome, is another name for this location. Throughout the year, the site is subjected to harsh weather conditions.

Ice cores dug in the area provide a look into the region’s 720,000-year paleoclimatic history, as does the nearby Dome Fuji Station, which opened in 1995.

2. Vostok Research Station, Antarctica

Temperature: -89.2°C

Surprisingly, one of the world’s coldest places also happens to be one of its sunniest. In December, the Vostok Research Station in Antarctica gets almost 22 hours of sunlight.

The station was established in 1957 by the Soviet Union, and it is now the topic of exciting research. It is located in Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica, in the South Pole of Cold. On July 21, 1983, Vostok, Antarctica, recorded the world’s lowest temperature. On July 21, 1983, at 05:45 Moscow Time, the lowest reliably measured temperature on Earth was 89.2 °C (128.6 °F) in Vostok.

Scientists have drilled into Lake Vostok, a massive subglacial lake hidden beneath the ice, using ice cores. They uncovered a microbial and multicellular organism-environment that had previously been cut off from the rest of the planet.

Several circumstances challenge the acclimation of those who operate at the station. The settlement locates at the height of 3,500 meters above the level of the world’s oceans, which causes oxygen deficiency in the body.

Air ionization and low humidity hurt health. Every year, the polar night lasts around 120 days. The “East” is cut off from the rest of the world from May through September.

3. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica

South-Pole

Temperature: -82.8°C

The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is a scientific research station at the Geographic South Pole run by the United States. The United States government erected the original Amundsen–Scott Station in November 1956 as part of its commitment to the International Geophysical Year’s scientific goals (IGY).

Every year, the world’s southernmost settlement has one very long “day” and one extremely long “night.” The temperature in the area has ranged from 12.3 °C (9.9 °F) to 82.8 °C (117.0 °F).

At the South Pole, the Sun only shines once a year. These do not occur precisely on the September and March equinoxes due to air refraction. Therefore, there is no solar time in this location.

There is no minimum or maximum solar height over the horizon on any given day. During standard time, the station utilizes New Zealand time (UTC+12). Thus, new Zealand is the gateway to the pole for any formal trips.

4. Dome Argus, Antarctic Plateau

Temperature: -82.5°C

Dome A, also known as Dome Argus, is the highest ice structure in Antarctica, located on the enormous East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Dome Argus is one of the coldest naturally occurring places on Earth, with temperatures approaching 90 °C (130 °F) during sure winters.

The coldest temperature recorded by thermometer at this location as of September 28, 2010, is 82.5 °C (116.5 °F).

Almost every winter, temperatures below 80 °C are recorded at Dome Argus. In addition, the world’s driest area receives 1 to 3 centimeters of snow each year. Temperature data from satellites had previously been close to 90 degrees Celsius.

5. Denali, Alaska, USA

Denali

Temperature: -73.8°C

Mount McKinley, often known as Denali, is North America’s tallest mountain peak, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 meters) above sea level. Denali is the third most visible and solitary peak in the world, behind Mount Everest and Aconcagua.

The mountain range is located in the Alaskan field, in the interior of the United States state of Alaska, and it receives freezing weather all year. In 2003, a meteorological sensor near the top recorded the coldest temperature in the United States: -73.8°C.

The mountain’s official title was changed to Denali by the US government. It gets its name from the Koyukon people that dwell nearby.

6. Verkhoyansk, Russia

Temperature: -69.8°C

It houses approximately 1,000 persons. Verkhoyansk is a Russian town in the Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, near the Arctic Circle. With 105 degrees Celsius, the city holds the Guinness World Record for Earth’s most significant temperature range (189 degrees Fahrenheit). It is considered to be part of the ‘Pole of Cold’ in the north.

A record temperature of 69.8 °C (93.6 °F) was recorded at this location in February 1892, making it one of the coldest spots on Earth. However, temperatures below 60 °C have been recorded in the town on several occasions.

The Siberian High, a chilly, dense air mass, is responsible for the region’s distinct climate. As a result, temperature inversions, or pockets where temperatures rise with the altitude, are common in the area.

Incredibly, summer temperatures in Verkhoyansk often exceed 30°C, and the town experiences among of the world’s most extreme temperature swings between winter and summer.

7. Klinck research station, Greenland

Temperature: -69.4°C

At an elevation of 10,187 feet, the Klinck Research Station is located within the Arctic Circle. In addition, two locations in Greenland made the list of the top 10 coldest places on the planet.

Greenland, the world’s largest island, is sparsely populated. Much of its land is covered by a massive ice sheet. 

Klinck Research Station in Greenland set a new temperature high of 69.7 °C, breaking the North Ice record.

On December 22, 1991, scientists from the University of Wisconsin used an automatic thermometer to measure the temperature at Klinck Research Station.

8. Oymyakom, Russia

Temperature: -67.8°C

Oymyakom is the world’s coldest inhabited location. The intense cold of Oymyakom is equivalent to that of Verkhoyansk. Oymyakom is a small village in Russia’s Sakha Republic’s Oymyakonsky District.

The temperature was 67.8 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit)recorded in 1933. This temperature is the lowest temperature ever recorded. It has a population of approximately 500 people.

It takes its name from the Oymyakon River, which is said to be derived from the Even word them, which means “unfrozen area of water; a place where fish spend the winter.”

Summers in Oymyakon are mild to warm, sometimes scorching, with cool to cold summer nights, despite the lengthy and bitterly harsh winters. July 2010 was the warmest month on record, with an average temperature of 18.7 °C (65.7 °F).

9. North Ice, Greenland

Temperature: -66.1°C

Greenland

Temperature: -66.1°C

North Ice was a British North Greenland Expedition research station on Greenland’s inland ice. With a temperature of 66.1 °C (87.0 °F), North Ice set the coldest temperature ever recorded in North America on January 9, 1954.

Before military planes dropped supplies and instruments for a team of explorers and scientists to use, dog sleds were employed to arrive at this research outpost. Geology, seismology, physiology, and glaciology were all investigated during the voyage. 

10. Snag, Yukon, Canada

Canada

Temperature: -62.7°C

Snag, a now-abandoned hamlet in Yukon, Canada, is located in a bowl-shaped valley. The Alaska Highway passes through this tiny settlement. The Siberian air brought cold temperatures of 62.8 °C to this small abandoned settlement. On February 3, 1947, the temperature was the hardest ever recorded in the United States.

Locals reported their breath frozen mid-air as they exhaled and dropped to the ground as a cloud of white dust due to the intense cold. Even stranger, they discovered that noises traveled far further in the chilly, dense air, with voices audible several miles away.

Conclusion 

The coldest regions on the planet are extremely cold and home to a limited number of people. Unfortunately, the weather in these ten areas is so bad that no one dares to visit them.

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