on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, in Nunavut, Canada, is the most northerly permanent settlement in the world. The nearest populated place is another 540 kilometers south, in Greenland, while the nearest Canadian city is over two thousand kilometers away. The place is so close...
The average rainfall is about 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) per year meaning there is an almost total lack of precipitation in many areas of the desert. Unsurprisingly, the desert is one the most sparsely populated areas on the planet. Coldest inhabited place on Earth Oymyakon, Russia (Image:Ma...
Ulaanbaatar, the largest city of Mongolia, is absolutely the most populated place on this list. Ulaanbaatar is considered the coldest capital in the world during winter. It has an average temperature of -24.5° C in January and it was in January 2001 when it reached a temperature of -45°...