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Arrival - Welcome to the coldest inhabited place in the world!

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Location - This is the city of Oymyakon, which is located in the Sakha Republic, Russia.

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Oymyakon - The territory is part of Siberia, a region well-known for its low temperatures.

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Population - Oymyakon has a little more than 900 inhabitants.

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Temperature - In winter it is usual for temperatures to reach as low as -58°F (-50°C).

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Daily life - Some measures must be taken to adapt to such cold temperatures.

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Vehicles - For vehicles to work, heaters are used to increase the temperature in car garages.

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Reason - This is because the engines cannot start at such low temperatures because of the ice.

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Frozen cemeteries - If someone dies in the city, before the funeral, the ice must be melted, because it is practically impossible to dig into the frozen ground.

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Limitations - A local resident told the newspaper El País that it is impossible for a person to run in -58°F (-50°C) temperatures.

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Harsh winter - The local resident added that the cold is so intense that his dog once got his tongue stuck in a barrel of water.

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History - These cold temperatures are not a recent phenomenon. Oymyakon has been registering very low temperatures for some time.

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Record -

According to The Weather Channel, the lowest temperature on record dates back to 1924.

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Cold - According to the source, in 1924 the temperature reached -91°F (-71.2°C).

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Daylight - During winter, which lasts five months, the city only has 5 or 6 hours of daylight per day.

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Acclimation - Houses are heated through a thermal coal station that runs 24 hours a day.

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Supply - If this wasn't the case, houses would have no running water as the pipes would freeze.

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Transport - Air traffic is also limited when temperatures plummet.

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Road - Kolyma federal road is used to bring supplies into the region.

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Activity -

Mining is the region's main economic activity.

The main stones extracted are gold and antimony: very rare metals.

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Fauna - The local population dedicate themselves to fishing, as well as breeding horses and cattle.

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Food - This is because farming is not possible in winter due to the low temperatures that freeze the soil.

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Experience - For those who are not used to the cold, it must be difficult to think of living or even visiting such a freezing place.

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Tourism - But Oymyakon attracts many tourists looking to experience the extreme cold.

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Attractions - But it's not just the thermal sensation that visitors experience. They can also visit the region's mountains and lakes.

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Meaning -

Curiously, Oymyakon means 'water that does not freeze,' according to El País.

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New record - In January 2018 the Sakha Republic recorded another record temperature: -89°F (-67°C).

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Invite -

Would you dare to visit the coldest city in the world?

See also: Discover 60 extreme points of Earth

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