Microsoft Rewards A, B, or C? Bing Homepage Quiz: Oymyakon has a strong claim to being the northern ‘Pole of Cold.’ What’s that?
A Coldest place on Earth
B Site of the coldest-known metal pole
C Coldest place in the Northern Hemisphere
Centuries of evolving meteorological technology means some historic cold-temp records are considered more accurate than others. Oymyakon’s claim may be strongest: The Siberian town has a verified low-temperature record of minus 89.9 degrees Fahrenheit set in 1933—though if local lore and a Soviet-era monument are accurate, the true record low was notched a decade earlier at minus 96.2.
The correct answer is Coldest place in the Northern Hemisphere.