Coldest Place on Earth
Thursday, January 10th, 2008So now that we’ve established where the hottest place on earth is, let’s look for the coldest place on earth.
According to records, the coldest place on earth is Antarctica. Antarctica’s average temperature is 75 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius).
But that’s just the average temperature. What about the coldest temperature? On July 21, 1983, at the Russian base “Vostok”, the temperature was measured at -129 degrees Fahrenheit (-89 degrees Celsius).
As well as being the coldest place on earth, Antarctica is also one of the driest places on earth and is technically a desert. Not to be outdone, it is also the wettest place on earth (if that makes any sense!). It’s the wettest place on earth because over 90 percent is covered in ice (which, as you’re probably aware, is frozen water).
Because Antarctica is so cold, the only humans to go there usually only visit for a short time. Penguins are happy to stay there though!
