Cool Pole (Yakutzk-Oymiakon, hawled by reindeer) - 1989

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Russia Picture by Jacek Pałkiewicz
Travel story: Cool Pole (Yakutzk-Oymiakon, hawled by reindeer) - 1989

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For the first time, a western expediton has been authorized by the Soviets to enter Siberia (1989). It has crossed on sleighs hauled by reindeers 1.300 kms from Yakutzk to Ojmiakon, with temperatures around 45-55°C degrees under zero. Ojmiakon is the coldest place in which people alive firmly. The lowest temperature has reached -72°C.

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