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Oymyakon (alternate spelling Oimekon) is a village located along the Indigirka River in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia. It is known as the Pole of Cold because on a date in January, 1926, a temperature of -71.2°C (-96 °F) was recorded there; this is the lowest temperature ever recorded in any locality on Earth that has permanent, year-round human habitation.Oxford geographer Nick Middleton 's book on people who live in extreme climates, Going to Extremes (BooksEnthsiast.com), discusses his visit to this village, and describes the way the inhabitants cope with the extreme cold.
Oymyakon is located at 63° 15' North Latitude and 143° 9' East Longitude.
Further reading
Middleton, Nick (2001). Going to Extremes. Channel 4 books. BooksEnthsiast.com.
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