The coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded
in Sakha, the location of the Oymyakon valley, where according to the
United Kingdom Met Office a temperature of minus 67.8 degrees Celsius
was registered in 1933 — the coldest on record in the northern
hemisphere since the beginning of the 20th century.
Yet despite the harsh climate, people live in the valley, and the area
is equipped with schools, a post office, a bank, and even an airport
runway (albeit open only in the summer).
