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World's Coldest Villages: Life at -67°C, Extreme Survival Strategies Revealed

  • Oymyakon, Russia, holds the record as the coldest inhabited place at -67.7°C; residents keep engines running and rely on a thermal power plant.
  • Verkhoyansk, Russia, residents consume high-fat diets of reindeer meat and horse liver, and wear thick fur clothing to endure extreme cold.
  • Utqiagvik, Alaska, experiences over 65 days of winter darkness; residents combine modern insulated homes with traditional whaling and hunting.
  • Snag, Yukon, Canada, recorded North America's lowest temperature at -63°C; residents historically used wood-burning stoves for survival.
  • Longyearbyen, Norway, builds houses on stilts to prevent permafrost thaw, and residents carry protection against polar bears.

Why It Matters: These 7 villages showcase incredible human resilience against extreme cold, with unique survival methods.

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