Here's What It's Like To Live Where The Temperature Drops To -96 Sometimes
Just for a minute, imagine living in a place where THIS is a reasonable temperature. Yep, -60 degrees celsius. That's -76 degrees fahrenheit.
That's how cold it can get in Oymyakon, a tiny village of about 500 permanent residents located in the northeast corner of Siberia.
Oymykon is considered the coldest "permanently settled" place in the world. And actually? The coldest it's ever gotten here is -96 degrees.
It was originally settled as a stopover for reindeer herders who'd bring their animals to the town's nearby hot springs. It cannnnn warm up in the summer. In July, the average temperature is around 58 degrees, but the town's overall yearly temp is a coooooool 4 degrees.
There's only one tiny store in the whole town
And yes, it sells vodka.
The town is proudly known as "The Pole of Cold" (that's what the sign says in Cyrllic.)
While Oymykon only has around 500 full time residents, its nearest city, Yakutsk, has a population of about 300,000, and boasts a fine arts museum, a folklore museum, and museum dedicated to mammoths.
FRIGGIN' MAMMOTHS!
Yeah, seems legit.
Yeah, seems legit.
Including eyelashes!
