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A journey to Oymyakon, considered by many to be the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world. The village was originally a stopover for reindeer herders who would water their flocks from a thermal spring at the location. Known as the “Pole of Cold” the town of 500 once recorded a temperature of –71.2ºC. Average temperatures in January are –50ºC. Here: Farmer Nikolai Petrovich waters his cows in the patch of thermal water at the edge of the town. (Photo by Amos Chapple/Courtesy Images/RFE/RL)
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