Photographer Travels From Yakutsk To Oymyakon, The Coldest Village On Earth
If you think that winter has already come to your city, pictures from Oymyakon, the coldest village on Earth, might change your mind. With the lowest temperature of -67.7°C (-90°F), recorded in 1933, and the average for January being -50°C (-60°F), this village is the coldest permanently inhabited place on this planet. New Zealand-based photographer Amos Chapple decided to go on a two-day journey from Yakutsk, the coldest major city on Earth, to capture what everyday life is like in Oymyakon.
“I was wearing thin trousers when I first stepped outside into – 47 °C (-52°F). I remember feeling like the cold was physically gripping my legs, the other surprise was that occasionally my saliva would freeze into needles that would prick my lips”, the photographer told to weather.com.
The photographer recalls that the hardest thing was not the cold itself, but that his camera’s focus and zoom rings would occasionally freeze in place.
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The Central Market In Yakutsk is full of fish and meat as the crops do not grow there
The ‘Road Of Bones’ is the only route to Oymyakon
Even the village sign reads ‘Omyakon, The Pole Of Cold’
A woman walks by a frozen house located in the village center
A thick layer of fur keeps these dogs warm
Most toilets are built outside, because the frozen ground makes it impossible to build indoor plumbing
Local farmer keeps his cows warm at night by tucking them away in this barn
The only working shop in Oymyakon provides the villagers with everything they need
Cars can only be placed in heated garages. The ones left outside must keep running, otherwise they won’t restart
A coal heating plant keeps the villagers warm
Nigeria's politicians should be sent there for 1 year orientation on how to creatively use available resources. Brave & industrious folks.
awwwwwww...you must be a winner from your first day on Earth
Load More Replies...How do people live there? It must be unbearable, being so cold all the time!
I've worked in Northern Alberta, the Natural gas fields; -60. a beauty I've always remembered was the 'extreme' silence that prevailed
Load More Replies...in my country ,when temp are bellow 20 everybody gone crazy..
Load More Replies...Seeing these photos and right after them those from the rice fields is pretty fantastic. Those conditions can be hardly more different...
As I was looking at the pictures it struck me odd that they need stoplights and a pedestrian cross with lights. Traffic is that bad?
If you'll watch some Russian car crash compilations you'll quickly understand why they need them.
Load More Replies...WOW :D All living beings on Gaia have the ability to adapt ~ we are so beautiful! <3
It all looks really beautiful, but I don't think I'll be visiting there anytime soon.
Wow... would only want to visit for a few days. Can't imagine living there.
as Curtis implied I am alarmed that anyone can get paid $8797 in 4 weeks on the computer . visit this website ---->www.Cash-Review.com
Kedinginan lebih nyaman daripada kepanasan. Tapi kalau dinginnya kayak gini... brr..... Mau kesitu ah....
Here in Bolivia we want to die when the temp. gets to 10 c°...I´ll think from now and on that that's nothing compared to this village
I must be missing something, it doesn't say anywhere what country this is in or near. I'm assuming this is Siberia, Russia.
Life thrives where there is energy to love. Life on Gaia is so varied and the beauty of all living beings is the ability to adapt. <3
The worst i have felt was -36 in ukraine, this is twice as bad... My god!!
Please, tell us, at which other places the photos were taken? And how did you know that? Interesting :)
Load More Replies...Nigeria's politicians should be sent there for 1 year orientation on how to creatively use available resources. Brave & industrious folks.
awwwwwww...you must be a winner from your first day on Earth
Load More Replies...How do people live there? It must be unbearable, being so cold all the time!
I've worked in Northern Alberta, the Natural gas fields; -60. a beauty I've always remembered was the 'extreme' silence that prevailed
Load More Replies...in my country ,when temp are bellow 20 everybody gone crazy..
Load More Replies...Seeing these photos and right after them those from the rice fields is pretty fantastic. Those conditions can be hardly more different...
As I was looking at the pictures it struck me odd that they need stoplights and a pedestrian cross with lights. Traffic is that bad?
If you'll watch some Russian car crash compilations you'll quickly understand why they need them.
Load More Replies...WOW :D All living beings on Gaia have the ability to adapt ~ we are so beautiful! <3
It all looks really beautiful, but I don't think I'll be visiting there anytime soon.
Wow... would only want to visit for a few days. Can't imagine living there.
as Curtis implied I am alarmed that anyone can get paid $8797 in 4 weeks on the computer . visit this website ---->www.Cash-Review.com
Kedinginan lebih nyaman daripada kepanasan. Tapi kalau dinginnya kayak gini... brr..... Mau kesitu ah....
Here in Bolivia we want to die when the temp. gets to 10 c°...I´ll think from now and on that that's nothing compared to this village
I must be missing something, it doesn't say anywhere what country this is in or near. I'm assuming this is Siberia, Russia.
Life thrives where there is energy to love. Life on Gaia is so varied and the beauty of all living beings is the ability to adapt. <3
The worst i have felt was -36 in ukraine, this is twice as bad... My god!!
Please, tell us, at which other places the photos were taken? And how did you know that? Interesting :)
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