Top 5 coldest places on Earth
Coldest Place in the World right now
1
Dome Fuji, Antarctica
Dome Fuji, also called
Dome F or Valkyrie Dome, is an Antarctic base located in the eastern part of
Queen Maud Land at 77°30′S 37°30′E. With an altitude of 3,810 m or 12,500 ft
above sea level, it is the second-highest summit or ice dome of the East
Antarctic ice sheet and represents an ice divide
Owing to its location on the Antarctic plateau and the high
elevation, Dome Fuji is one of the coldest places on Earth. Temperatures rarely
rise above -30 °C in summer and can drop to -80 °C in winter. The
annual average air temperature is -54.3 °C. The climate is that of a cold
desert, with very dry conditions and an annual precipitation of about 25
millimeters of water equivalent, which falls entirely as ice crystals.
2
Vostok Research Station, Antarctica
Vostok Station is a Russian research station in inland
Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. Founded by the Soviet Union in 1957, the
station lies at the southern Pole of Cold, with the lowest reliably measured
natural temperature on Earth of −89.2 °C. Research includes ice core drilling
and magnetometry.
Vostok is one of the coldest places on
Earth. The average temperature of the cold
season (from April to October) is about −65 °C (−85 °F), while the
average temperature of the warm season (from November to March) is about
−42 °C (−44 °F)
3
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is the United States
scientific research station at the South Pole of the Earth. It is the
southernmost point under the jurisdiction of the United States. The station is
on the high plateau of Antarctica at 2,835 metres above sea level.
During the six-month polar night air temperatures can drop below −73 °C (−99 °F). This season is when there are more blizzards, usually synonymous with gales. In the time between these, and regardless of the weather for wavelengths unaffected by drifting snow, the about 5 3⁄4 months of ample darkness and dry atmosphere make the station an excellent place from which to make astronomical observations.
4
Dome Argus, Antarctic Plateau
Dome A
or Dome Argus is the loftiest ice dome on
the Antarctic Plateau, located 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) inland. It is
thought to be the coldest naturally occurring place on Earth; with temperatures
believed to reach −90 °C (−130 °F) to −98 °C (−144 °F).
5
Mount McKinley, Alaska
Mount
McKinley as Denali is the highest mountain
peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level.
With a topographic prominence of 20,156 feet and a topographic isolation of
4,629 miles, Denali is the third most prominent and third most isolated peak on
Earth, after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.
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