People have managed to adapt even to extreme conditions, where survival seems impossible. There are settlements in the world where winters are extremely harsh and the temperature drops far below zero. In some of these places the thermometer can register up to -50°C. In these difficult conditions, the inhabitants rely on traditional ways of life and local foods to survive. These settlements are an extraordinary testament to human strength and adaptability in the face of wild nature.
Oymyakon, Sakha Republic (Russia)
Population: about 900 inhabitants | Average January temperature: -42°C to -49°C.
Yakutsk (Russia)
Population: 378,500 inhabitants | Average temperature in January: -36°C to -42°C.
Dudinka, Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russia)
Population: 24,000 inhabitants | Average January temperature: -23°C to -31ºC.
Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States
Population: 5100 inhabitants | Average temperature in January: -20ºC to -30ºC.
Barrow, Alaska (United States of America)
Population: 5,000 inhabitants | Average temperature in January: -21°C to -28°C.
Iqaluit, Nunavut (Canada)
Population: 7,500 inhabitants | Average temperature in January: -20°C to -28°C.
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Population: 1,700,000 inhabitants | Average temperature in January: -15°C to -29°C.
Harbin, Heilongjiang (China)
Population: 6,000,000 inhabitants | Average temperature in January: -25ºC.
Yellowknife (Canada)
Population: 20,340 inhabitants | Average temperature in January: -15°C to -23°C.
Astana (Kazakhstan)
Population: 1.392 million inhabitants | Average temperature in January: -10ºC to -20ºC. (A2 Televizion)
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