The hottest and coldest places on the planet

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The hottest and coldest places on the planet​

If you are one of those people who suffers from changes in temperature more than most, then it's probably best to stay away from these places.

With temperatures as high as a sweltering 70 °C, or as low as a bone-chilling -93.2 °C, these places are the regions with the most impressive recorded temperatures on the planet. And there are even the meteorological records to prove it.

 

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Denali, Alaska​

It's the highest mountain in North America, and also one of the harshest climates in the world, with temperatures dropping to -59 °C.

 

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Eureka, Canada​

This research base on the island of Ellesmere has the coldest winter temperatures of any coastal weather station in the Arctic circle. Temperatures can reach as low as -19.7 °C.

 

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Oymyakon, Russia​

It's the coldest inhabited place on the planet, and has also broken records for the coldest place in the world, with temperatures dropping to -68 °C.

 

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Rogers Pass, Montana​

This is the coldest place in the USA. And in 1954 in reached a record breaking -56 °C during the winter.

 

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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia​

In 2015 this was named the coldest capital on the planet by the World Meteorological Organization, with temperatures dropping as low as -40 °C .

 

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Vostok, Antarctica​

According to the World Meteorological Organization, this is the coldest Russian base in Antarctica, reaching -93.2 °C in 2010.

 

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Snag, Yukon, Canada​

The village is the coldest recorded place in Canada, with temperatures dropping to a chilling -63 °C.

 

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Eismitte, Greenland​

In German 'eismitte' means 'Ice-Center', and this was the location of a research expedition in the 1930s. Temperatures there have reached a shocking -66 °C.

 

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Prospect Creek, Alaska​

Temperatures here have also broken records, going down to -62 °C in the winter.

 

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Plateau Station, Antarctica​

It's a research center which was decommissioned in 1969, and its also the place with the lowest recorded average monthly temperature, at -73.2 °C in 1968.

 

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North Ice, Greenland​

Between 1952 and 1954, a British expedition to the north of Greenland registered the lowest ever recorded temperature in North America, at -66 °C.

 

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Fort Selkirk, Canada​

This was an old trading post on the banks of the River Yukon, abandoned since the 50s, and has reached lows of -58.9 °C.

 

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Verkhoyansk, Russia​

As it's only 1,500 miles south of the North Pole, it's no surprise that this old fort has an average temperature of -45 °C. In 1892, a temperature of -68 °C was recorded.

 

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Dallol, Ethiopia​

The city is known for having the highest average temperature in the world, at over 41 °C.

 

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Badlands, Australia​

This place is very difficult to get to and very sparsely populated, probably due to its extreme temperatures. A NASA satellite has recorded a temperature high of 69.2 °C in the region.

 

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Salta, Argentina​

The highest temperature in South America was recorded here in 1905, when the city hit a sizzling 49 °C. The city usually has an average temperature of around 30 °C.

 

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Kebili, Tunisia​

This city in the desert of Tunisia has temperatures that regularly reach averages of 55 °C.

 

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Wadi Halfa, Sudan​

On the frontier with Egypt, this small city registered temperatures of 52.7 °C in 1967. Besides this, the locals also have to contend with violent sandstorms.

 

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Valley of Death, United States​

The 225 km of the Mojave Desert is one of the driest places in the United States, with highest temperatures recorded at 56 °C.