Discover the 7 Coldest Places on Earth

1. Eastern Antarctic Plateau

The Eastern Antarctic Plateau, particularly Dome A, is the coldest place on Earth. Temperatures here can plummet to -128.6°F (-89.2°C), as recorded by a satellite in August 2010 and confirmed by ground measurements in July 2013.

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2. Vostok Research Station, Antarctica

Vostok Station, situated at the southern Pole of Cold in Antarctica, recorded the lowest temperature on Earth on July 21, 1983, at -128.6°F (-89.2°C). Located 808 miles (1,301 km) from the Geographic South Pole and 11,444 feet

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3. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica

Located at the southernmost point of the Earth, the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station experiences extreme cold and blizzards. The coldest temperature recorded here was -117°F (-82.8°C) in June 1982. Built in 1956 and named after explorers

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4. Denali, Alaska

Denali, formerly Mount McKinley, is North America's highest peak at 20,310 feet (6,190 meters). The coldest recorded temperature in the United States, -100°F (-73°C), was measured at Denali's 15,000-foot level between 1950 and 1969. Known as "The Great One

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5. Klinck Research Station, Greenland

Greenland's Klinck Research Station recorded one of the coldest temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, -93.3°F (-69.6°C), in December 1991. Located at 10,187 feet (3,105 meters) in a remote region, the station's data highlights the severe cold of Greenland's ice-covered landscape.

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6. Verkhoyansk, Russia

Verkhoyansk, in northeastern Siberia, Russia, holds the record for the lowest temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, with a low of -90°F (-67.8°C) recorded in 1892. Despite the extreme cold, the town is home to over 1,000 residents who have adapted to the harsh conditions

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7. North Ice, Greenland

North Ice, a former British research station from the 1952-1954 North Greenland Expedition, recorded North America's lowest temperature at -66.1°C in 1954. The station focused on meteorology, glaciology, and atmospheric sciences.

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