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What is the coldest continuously inhabited area on earth?

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"On February 6, 1933, a temperature of −67.7 °C (−89.9 °F) was recorded at Oymyakon's weather station. read more

Vastok is by far the unequaled coldest inhabited place on Earth. At 1,300 km from the South Pole, it’s the most remote of all Antarctic research outposts. It was at Vostok Station on July 21, 1983 that researchers recorded the coldest known temperature on Earth: −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). read more

Winter temperatures in Oymyakon, Russia, average minus 50 C ( minus 58 F). The remote village is generally considered the coldest inhabited area on Earth. Oymyakon is a two-day drive from Yakutsk, the regional capital which has the lowest winter temperatures of any city in the world. read more

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