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Vekhoyansk

Ranking third is the town of Verkhoyansk in Verkhoyansky district Republic, Russia. It is located on the Yana River near the Arctic Circle. It is an inhabited locality with a population of about 1311 to1709 people. It is classified as a town under district jurisdiction. Its recorded coldest temperature is -67.6 degree Celsius. And during the warmest months its recorded temperature was +37.3 degree Celsius.

This is also a river port, an airport, a fur collecting depot and the center of a reindeer-raising area. It is also home to the Pole of Cold Museum. The interesting fact is this town holds the Guinness World record for the greatest temperature range on Earth which is 105 degree Celsius.

Vekhoyansk