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Vostok Station
Verkhoyansk is a town in the Sakha Republic of Russia, and it is known for its extreme temperature fluctuations. Holding the first position is the Antarctica’s Soviet VostokStation which was founded by the Soviet Union. It shows the lowest natural temperature of -89.2 degree Celsius.
People do live at Vostok. It being a research station inhabits about 25 scientists, whose number drops to 13 during extremely cold winter months. According to the recent reports, -89.2 degree Celsius can drop further to make it chillier. So certainly it will become one of those places where people cannot live year around, including scientist. Despite the harsh conditions, the town has a population of around 1,000 people who have adapted to the environment.
