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Amazing pictures from the coldest inhabited town on Earth

 

Oymyakon, Russia, is the coldest inhabited town on Earth. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

  • Oymyakon, Russia, is the coldest inhabited town on Earth.
  • Its population of 500 people braves temperatures that have dipped to -90 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Despite the harsh conditions, life is pretty normal there.

Oymyakon is known as "The Pole of Cold."

A small town of 500 located in the Republic of Sakha in northeast Russia, it's widely regarded as the coldest inhabited town on Earth. Temperatures there average around -58° F during the winter months.

Here's what it's like to live and work in Oymyakon's sub-zero climate.

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