10 of the Coldest Places in the World

Here are the 10 Coldest Places in the World

Rogers Pass – Montana, USA

Rogers Pass is 1.71 km above sea level and is located on the continental divide of the US state of Montana. The coldest weather recorded in the United States outside of Alaska occurred on January 20, 1954, with a cold snap of −57 °C in Rogers Pass.

Fort Selkirk – Yukon, Canada

Fort Selkirk is located in the Canadian Yukon, where the Yukon River and the Pelly River meet, previously dominated by trade. In the 1950s this place was abandoned due to extreme cold. It still continues as a settlement, but transportation is limited. There is no road transportation. Most visitors travel either by plane or boat. The coldest month is January and the lowest temperature is -58 °C.

Prospect Creek – Alaska, USA

Prospect Creek is located 290 km north of Fairbanks and 40 km southeast of Bettles, Alaska. The region has the distinction of being a semi-arctric region, meaning that winters last quite long and summers end quickly. Weather conditions are more severe and the population has decreased. The record low temperature here is -62 °C.

Snag – Yukon, Canada

Snag is a dry-climate town in Yukon, Canada, 25 km south of Beaver Creek on the side road of the Alaska Highway. The weather is cool and freezing, and the coldest month is January with -63 °C.

Eismitte – Greenland

Eismitte comes from German and means middle of the ice. It is located in the Arctic in the inner part of Greenland and therefore it is covered with ice on all sides and is literally called the middle of the ice or the center of ice. The lowest temperature recorded during the expedition was −64.9 °C.

North Ice – Greenland

North Ice was the British North Greenland Expedition's research station on Greenland. This is the fifth coldest place in the world. The coldest temperature recorded was −66 °C, which gave rise to the station's name.

Verkhoyansk- Russia

Verkhoyansk is one of the coldest major places in Russia and is known for its cold temperatures during the winter as well as the large differences between summer and winter temperatures. Verkhoyansk is considered the northern point of cold. The lowest temperature recorded was -69.8 °C in February 1892.

Oymyakon – Russia

With extreme subarctic weather, Oymyakon is considered the northernmost point of cold, next to Verkhoyansk. The ground here is always dull. In 1924, Russian scientist Sergey Obrichev measured the lowest temperature as −71.2 °C at the Oymyakon meteorological station. The lowest temperature recorded in the world was also experienced here.

Plateau Station – Antarctica

Plateau Station, the second coldest place in the world after Vostok, is an inactive research support base located in Queen Maud Lands. The coldest month is July and the lowest temperature recorded was -84 °C.

Vostok–Antarctica

Vostok Station is a Russian Antarctic research station. This station is located at the South Pole. The coldest month here is August, and the natural lowest temperature is −89.2 °C, the coldest in the world.