Thursday, February 23, 2012

Coldest Temperature On Earth


Vostok Scientific Station in Antarctica

DID YOU KNOW THAT . . . The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth is minus 89.6°C at the Vostok Scientific Station in Antarctica on 21, 1983, making it the coldest place in the world?

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Location: Lake Vostok, Antarctica

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