Pole of Cold (Oymyakon)

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Description

Oymyakon

Oymyakon (Russian: Оймяко́н, Sakha: Өймөкөөн, Öymököön) is a rural locality (a selo) in Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located along the Indigirka River, 30 kilometers (19 mi) northwest of Tomtor on the Kolyma Highway. It is the coldest permanently inhabited area on Earth.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oymyakon

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