verkhoiansk

Updated: March 6, 2026

There stands the town of Yakutsk, where the temperature falls in winter down to-80°, and rises in summer to 95°. North of Yakutsk, on the river Yana, lies Verkhoiansk, the coldest place in the world, the centre of low temperature or pole of cold.

Sven Anders Hedin - From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People