Founded by Mongols in the time of Ghengis Kahn, the town of Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited place on earth.
The village has a population of around 800 and is located 690 meters above sea level and lies in a valley between two mountain ranges (the reason for the low temperatures). The name Oymyakon means "non-freezing water" because of the natural hot spring close to the village.
The temperature this week is pretty low and the temperature tomorrow is a chilly -63C which based on the stats at Wikipedia equals the record low for December.
Click on or copy and paste the link below to watch a video explaining the daily situation they face in that city.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZjfScL_wRE&eurl=http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/19/a-visit-to-the-colde.html&feature=player_embedded
And I thought I had it bad yesterday with my -15C, I guess now I can't complain anymore.
Source:Boingboing
2 days ago
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