Rural village life in Yakutia, the coldest region on Earth, is unique. The villages outside Yakutsk, Siberia, face extreme cold, with the lowest recorded temperature at -71°C (-95°F) and an average ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. To watch the sun rise during winter in Yakutsk, you need to set ...

The main local attraction during the winter is, of course, the cold itself. To fully appreciate it, the best time to visit is from mid-December to February. This is when the temperature here drops to ...

Yakutsk: The Coldest City on Earth, Where Even Markets Freeze Solid (Image: Canva) What if your city was so cold that stepping outside for minutes could cause frostbite? What if the air you breathed ...

Located south of the Arctic Circle, in Russia’s far east, Yakutsk is known for its severe climate The basin of the Yana River, to the north-east of Yakutsk, holds the record for the lowest temperature ...

A woman in the world's coldest city says temperatures plummet as low as -64.4C and residents age faster. Kiun B lives in Yakutsk, Siberia where the mercury falls below -64.4C (-83.9F) in winter and ...

The residents of Yakutsk, Siberia are experts at surviving harsh winters. They own thick furs, live in houses built for icy environments, and know not to wear glasses outdoors unless they want them to ...

Yakutsk, in eastern Siberia, is one of the world’s coldest cities; temperatures in January average -40C. Alex Vasyliev started photographing his cold and isolated home town to stave off tedium. “I did ...

Thought your winter was cold? Temperatures in the world’s coldest city have plunged to minus 62.7°C (minus 80.9 degrees Fahrenheit) – the coldest in more than two decades, meteorologists say. That ...