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Coldest places on earth

East Plateau

The coldest place in the world is certainly the East Antarctic Plateau. With temperatures of -100, ° C. Places with such a low temperature were recorded at an altitude of 3,800 meters.

Dome Fuji

The Antarctic base is located in the eastern part of Queen Maud at 3,810 m above sea level. It is the second-highest peak. The lowest temperature ever recorded was -93.2 ° C

Vostok Research Station

The research site is located at 1,301km from the South Pole in the middle of the Antarctic cover. Due to its proximity to the South Pole, it is an ideal place to observe changes in the Earth's magnetosphere. It is one of the most isolated research stations and is supplied from Mirny station. The lowest recorded temperature is -89.2 ° C.

Mount Denali

At 6,190 m above sea level is the highest mountain in North America. It is part of the Alaska chain and is located in the heart of Denali National Park. The top of the mountain is constantly covered with snow. The current record is -83 ° C.

Fort Good Hope

Fort Good Hope is a charter community in northwestern Canada. It is located on a peninsula between Mackenzie River and Jackfish Creek. The temperature can be around -60 ° C.

Verkhoyansk

Verhoyansk exsits since 1638 as a fortress. It is located 1500 miles south of the North Pole. Today’s residents stock up on coats and fur coats. When temperatures drop they stay in their home. The lowest recorded temperature is -67.8 ° C.

Summit Camp

It is a research station located on top of the Greenland ice sheet. It is located at 3,216 m above sea level. The lowest recorded temperature is -63.3 ° C.

Rogers Pass

At 5,610 m above sea level is Roger Pass. The lowest recorded temperature is -56 ° C. There is little chance that temperatures between autumn and spring will exceed values above zero.

Yakutsk Siberia

Yakutsk is located on the Lena River. This place is six time zones away from Moscow. Temperatures are around -40 ° C.

Norilsk

Norilsk is the northernmost city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. The average lowest winter temperature is -30.9 ° C. Due to such low temperatures this part of Canada has one of the worst winters.

Barrow Alaska

Barrow is the northernmost city in America. There can be no sun for 30 days during the winter. The lowest temperatures are around -28.6 ° C for January. The coldest month is February with a temperature of -29 ° C.

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