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The coldest city in the world

The coldest cities in the world are Oymyakon (-7 1.2℃), Jansk, Vilho (-70℃), Yakutsk (-64.4℃), Alaska (-62℃) and genhe city (-58℃).

1,Oymyakon (-7 1.2℃)

Oymyakon is located in the Republic of Sakha, 800km east of the capital Yakutsk, with an area of 422km2. It is one of the "cold poles" in the northern hemisphere, located in the upper reaches of the InDurca River. Oymyakon is one of the coldest permanent settlements in the world, where 500 villagers live all the year round.

From 2065438 to mid-October of 2008/kloc-0, the extremely cold weather of -67℃ was measured in Oymyakang village, which was almost the same as the record of -67.7℃ measured in February of 1933. 1926 65438+1October 26th, the lowest temperature ever measured in Oymyakan, Siberia.

2. Villoyansk (-70℃)

Yansk, Vilho, located in the northeast of Siberia, Russian Federation, is one of the coldest areas in the northern hemisphere. 165438+1From the end of October to the end of February of the following year, the average day and night temperature is lower than -40℃, and the absolute minimum temperature reaches -70℃, which, together with Oymyakon, is called the northern hemisphere cold pole.

Summer is short and warm, and the average temperature in July is 16℃. It is the region with the highest annual average temperature in the world, and the absolute temperature difference is as high as 105℃. There are tin mines and gold mines.

3. Yakutsk (-64.4 degrees Celsius)

Yakutsk, the capital of the Russian Republic of Sakha, was built in 1632, very close to the Arctic Ocean, and is the scientific, cultural and economic center of the Republic of Sakha. Yakutsk is called "Ice City" because it is built on permafrost. Yakutsk has a continental climate with long and cold winters. 1 month average temperature -38.6℃, extreme minimum temperature -64.4℃.

Summer is short and warm. The average temperature in July is 19.5℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 38.4℃, and the absolute temperature difference exceeds 100℃. It is the most typical continental climate city in the world.

4. Alaska (-62 degrees Celsius)

Alaska is located at the northwest end of the North American continent, and the Explorer River in Alaska, USA is also called the Prospect River. Due to the influence of ocean currents, arctic high pressure and topography, the winter climate in the Explorer River area is cold and the weather is bad, so there are fewer people living here.

This place is long in winter and short in summer. The lowest historical temperature of Explorer River is 197 1 year 1 month, and the measured temperature is about-62℃. June 5438+ 10 is the coldest time on the Explorer River every year.

5. genhe city (-58℃)

Genhe city, a county-level city in Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is the coldest city in China, and is known as the "China Cold Pole". The annual average temperature is -5.3℃, 1 month average temperature is close to -30℃, the extreme minimum temperature recorded by county-level weather stations is -5 1.5 с, the extreme low temperature recorded by weather stations is -58℃, and the average temperature in July is 18 ~ 20℃, but it has also appeared 30℃.

The annual temperature is 47.4℃, the daily range is 20℃, and the freezing period is more than 2 10 days. Frozen soil is spread all over the country, and frozen soil in some areas is below 30 cm.