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The coldest inhabited place on Earth
On 6 February 1933, a temperature of minus 67.7 degrees Celsius (−90 °F) was recorded at the weather station in Oymyakon in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia. This is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the northern hemisphere, and is the lowest temperature ever recorded for any permanently inhabited location on Earth. This picture gallery looks at
Ruslan, 35, loads blocks of ice onto a truck outside Yakutsk, capital of the Republic of Sakha
The ground in the Oymyakon valley is permanently frozen (continuous permafrost). 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 (although it's open only in the summer).
The roof of a house is covered with snow in the village of Tomtor in the Oymyakon valley
Only Antarctica has recorded lower official temperatures, with the record low being minus 89.2 degrees Celsius (−129 °F) near the Russian station of Vostok.
Traffic lights in Yakutsk are encrusted in snow and ice
Ice sculptures constructed for the celebration of Orthodox Epiphany are seen on the Lena river, outside Yakutsk
A man takes a dip in the icy waters of the Lena River inside a tent to celebrate Orthodox Epiphany
A car drives through the snow at night near Vostochnaya meteorological station, some 500 km northeast of Yakutsk
A woman passes a board on a building, displaying the local time, temperature, humidity and air pressure in Yakutsk
A car covered in ice is pictured near a playground in Yakutsk
A man walks through a courtyard in Yakutsk
Originally Posted by Sigurd
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