Ever wondered how cold human civilization can survive? These places reach temperatures of -50°C (-58°F) or lower, yet people still live, work, and thrive there.
1️⃣ Oymyakon, Russia (-67.7°C / -89.8°F)
- The coldest inhabited place on Earth, where eyelashes freeze within seconds.
2️⃣ Verkhoyansk, Russia (-67.8°C / -89.9°F)
- Holds the coldest temperature ever recorded in a town.
3️⃣ Eureka, Canada (-55.3°C / -67.5°F)
- A research station colder than Antarctica, yet still home to scientists year-round.
4️⃣ Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (-49°C / -56.2°F)
- The world’s coldest capital city, home to over a million people.
5️⃣ Yellowknife, Canada (-51°C / -59.8°F)
- A city where cars must stay plugged in overnight to avoid freezing the engine.
Could you survive in these extreme places?