If you thought it was cold where you are at the moment then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon and city of Yatutsk might just change your mind. With the average temperature for January a blisteringly cold -50c, Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world. Oymyakon lies a two day drive from the city of Yakutsk, the regional capital, which has the coldest winter temperatures for any city in the world. Here, a woman passes a board on a building in Yakutsk, displaying the local time and temperature at -45 degrees celsius.
Culled from MSN News.
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