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Verhoyansk the Coldest Spot Guarded by the Wind
A feature on Verhoyansk in Siberia describing its extreme dryness and bitter cold. The town’s 400 residents are officials and exiles in a convict station. wind and subzero temperatures create deadly conditions. Readers learn how dry air and stillness reduce danger, while any wind brings deadly moisture and rapid danger.
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South Pole
Siberia
Verboysnsk
Sero
London
Verhoyansk
Ittle
Piccadilly
Ags
de Windt