The hottest and coldest places on the planet

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Timbuktu, Mali​

This is currently at a high risk of desertification, and the city and its surrounding region have reached highs of around 54.4 °C.

 

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Gadamés, Libya​

This is a UNESCO world heritage site, and temperatures in this city in the middle of the desert have reached over 55 °C.

 

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Deserto de El Azizia, Libya​

In 1922 the highest recorded temperature in the world was measured in the city, at 57.8 °C. Today temperatures reach an average of 46 °C during the summer.

 

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Dasht-e-Lut, Iran​

The vast salt desert is one of the hottest and driest places on the planet. In 2005 NASA recorded temperatures around 70°C there, which is the highest temperature recorded on the entire planet.

 

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Rub' al-Khali, Arabian Peninsula​

The largest sandy desert in the world also has a very hot, dry climate, with temperatures reaching up to 51 °C.

 

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Flaming Mountains, China​

In 2008, a NASA satellite recorded a temperature of 66.7 °C there, and it is considered to be the hottest place in China.

 

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Coober Pedy, Australia​

The Australian city regularly reaches temperatures of 45 °C just in the shade.

 

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Tirat Tsvi, Israel​

Located 722 ft below sea level, it's a region which has reached unbelievable temperatures. In 1942, the highest temperature in Asia was recorded, at 53.8 °C.