Places on earth where the highest and lowest temperatures are (10 photos)

In the top five you will find a selection of the coldest places on Earth, where unrealistically low air temperatures were recorded, from which even the blood in the veins runs cold.

Next, get ready to visit the hottest corners of our planet, where the temperature is incredibly high and the surface of the earth is hot as coals.

Vostok Station, Antarctica

Located in the region of the South Geomagnetic Pole, at an altitude of about 3,500 m above sea level. This research station belongs to the Russians, there is always terrible cold, but on July 21, 1983 there was a particularly severe frost, when the lowest air temperature on the planet was recorded: -89.2 ° C. The station is located in the area of ​​Lake Vostok, one of the largest lakes in the world, which is under ice cover, 4 km deep.

Eureka, Canada

Eureka is a research station located in Canada, near Ellesmere Island, often called the coldest populated area in the world. It was established in 1947 as a meteorological station. The average annual temperature is about -20 ° C. In winter, the temperature drops to -40 ° C. But the cold for visitors and tourists to Eureka is not the main obstacle due to which they may refuse to travel here. To get to Eureka station you will have to shell out about $20,000 for air travel.

Oymyakon, Russia

Oymyakon is located in the Republic of Yakutia, 350 km south of the Arctic Circle. In 1926, a record low air temperature in the northern hemisphere was recorded here -71.2 ° C. In honor of this, a memorial plaque was installed in the village in memory of this event.

Denali, USA

Denali, or Mount McKinley, is the highest peak in North America and has long been considered the coldest mountain on Earth, with winter temperatures reaching -40 ° C. The mountain is 6,194 meters high.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar is located in the Mongolian steppe, at an altitude of 1,300 meters above sea level. Ulaanbaatar is often called the coldest capital in the world. In January, the air temperature rarely rises above -16 °C.
These were the five coldest places on Earth, and now the hottest:

Al Azizia, Libya

A 40-kilometer drive south of Tripoli brings you to Al-Aziziya, where the world experienced its hottest days on September 13, 1922, with a temperature of 57.8°C. The city of Al-Aziziya is less than an hour's drive away. Mediterranean Sea.

Dallol, Ethiopia

Dallol is located in Africa, this area lies at a depth of 116 meters below sea level. Dallol has the highest average air temperature in the world at 34.4°C. There is nothing living here as it is a volcanic area covered in salt.

Dashti Lut, Libya

In 2004 and 2005, this desert recorded the highest surface temperature of 70 ° C. Dashti Lut rivals the Atacama Desert in Chile for the title of the driest place in the world; not a single creature on Earth, not even bacteria, can survive here. But here you can look at the most beautiful dunes in the world, they reach 500 meters in height.

Death Valley, USA

The California desert called Death Valley has the second highest temperature on the earth's surface. The temperature recorded here was 56.7°C. Temperatures average around 47°C in mid-summer, making it the driest place in the United States. It is unlikely that among the most avid tourists there will be those who want to pave the way through this desert. Surrounded by mountains, Death Valley is located 86 meters below sea level, which explains the heat.

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok is rightfully considered one of the hottest cities on the planet. The World Meteorological Organization recorded an average annual temperature of +28 ° C in Bangkok. The hottest months are from March to May, when the city's average temperature is 34 ° C and this is with 90% humidity.