Coldest place to live on Earth:Oymyakon has temperatures as low as -67.8C,
but life goes on.
The Oymyakon valley in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia is the coldest place in the northern hemisphere.
Temperatures can tumble to lows of -67.8C - but people still live here. The village of Oymyakon and the city of
Yakutsk are the coldest inhabited places on Earth.
In Oymyakon, where 500 people live, few modern luxuries are enjoyed - for instance a mobile phone
will not work in the extreme cold, while most people still burn coal and wood to heat their homes.
Temperatures can tumble to lows of -67.8C - but people still live here. The village of Oymyakon and the city of
Yakutsk are the coldest inhabited places on Earth.
In Oymyakon, where 500 people live, few modern luxuries are enjoyed - for instance a mobile phone
will not work in the extreme cold, while most people still burn coal and wood to heat their homes.
1. The lowest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded in the Oymyakon valley,
where a value of -67.8C was registered in 1933. In this picture local resident Ruslan, 35, loads blocks of
ice onto a truck outside Yakutsk, Sakha (Reuters)
where a value of -67.8C was registered in 1933. In this picture local resident Ruslan, 35, loads blocks of
ice onto a truck outside Yakutsk, Sakha (Reuters)
2. Religious ice sculptures on the Lena river near the city Yakutsk, in Sakha. Yakutsk has the lowest
winter temperatures for any city in the world (Reuters)
winter temperatures for any city in the world (Reuters)
3. Ice covers a playground and car in Yakutsk where 210,000 people live (Reuters)
4. The roof of a house is covered with snow in the village of Tomtor in the Oymyakon valley in the Republic of Sakha,
northeast Russia, January 24, 2013. The coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded in the
Oymyakon valley, where according to the United Kingdom Met Office a temperature of -67.8 degrees Celsius
(-90 degrees Fahrenheit)
was registered in 1933 - the coldest on record in the northern hemisphere since the beginning of the 20th century.
Yet despite the harsh climate, people live in the valley, and the area is equipped with schools, a post office, a bank,
and even an airport runway (albeit open only in the summer). Picture taken January 24, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
northeast Russia, January 24, 2013. The coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded in the
Oymyakon valley, where according to the United Kingdom Met Office a temperature of -67.8 degrees Celsius
(-90 degrees Fahrenheit)
was registered in 1933 - the coldest on record in the northern hemisphere since the beginning of the 20th century.
Yet despite the harsh climate, people live in the valley, and the area is equipped with schools, a post office, a bank,
and even an airport runway (albeit open only in the summer). Picture taken January 24, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
5. Traffic lights are covered in snow and ice in Yakutsk. Despite the harsh climate, people live in the Oymyakon valley.
There are schools, bank and an airport which is closed during the winter (Reuters)
There are schools, bank and an airport which is closed during the winter (Reuters)
6. Ships are moored on the banks of a river for the winter near Yakutsk. River travel is abandoned during winter due to the
water freezing (Reuters)
water freezing (Reuters)
7. A girl poses for a picture in the village of Oymyakon. Known as the 'Pole of Cold', it is the coldest place in the northern hemisphere.
Despite temperatures so cold the ground never thaws, there are people living and working in the village (Reuters)
Despite temperatures so cold the ground never thaws, there are people living and working in the village (Reuters)
8. A man passes a sign saying "Oymyakon 'Pole of Cold'" on the site of a former meteorological station in Oymyakon (Reuters)
9. A view of the snowy landscape near Vostochnaya meteorological station, Sakha (Reuters)
10. A car drives through the thick snow at night near Vostochnaya meteorological station in the Republic of Sakha,
northeast Russia. (Reuters)
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