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Originally Posted by mew827
Los Angeles County
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The Poles of Cold are the places in the Northern and Southern hemispheres where the lowest air temperature was recorded. Northern hemisphere In the Northern hemisphere, there are several places in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Siberia, Russia which vie for the honor to be considered the "Pole of Cold". These are Verkhoyansk (located at 67°33′N, 133°23′E) and Oymyakon (located at 63°15′N, 143°9′E). In December of 1868 and then in February of 1869 I. A. Khudyakov made the discovery of the Northern Pole of Cold by measuring a record temperature of -82°F (−63.2 °C) in Verkhoyansk. Later, on January 15, 1885 a temperature of -90°F (−67.8 °C) was registered there by S. F. Kovalik, which became the new world record, and still holds the record for the northern hemisphere. This measurement was published in the Annals of the General Physical Observatory in 1892; however, by mistake was written as -93°F (−69.8 °C),[citation needed] which was later corrected. One can still find this incorrect value in some literature. On February 6, 1933, an absolute minimum of -89.9°F (−67.7 °C) was registered in Oymyakon, which is marginally warmer than the Verkhoyansk record. This gives Verkhoyansk the right to remain the true Northern Pole of Cold. More recently, an astoundingly frigid temperature of -96°F (−71.1 °C) is said to have been measured in Oymyakon, however it was obtained by extrapolation method rather than measured directly, and thus is not valid as a world record. However, the conventional practice is to round the measurement to the nearest degree Celsius. In this convention, the two places share the world record of roughly minus ninety (−68 °C). On the other hand, it is not correct to compare the data measured in different years with different equipment and different uncertainties. A more correct procedure is to compare average temperatures over large periods of time. On the average, the temperature at Oymyakon appeared to be lower than at Verkhoyansk during 70 years of simultaneous observations. Another possible candidate is the isolated settlement of Tomtor, also in Sakha. Southern hemisphere In the Southern hemisphere, the location of the Pole of Cold is much more clearcut: in Antarctica near the Russian (formerly Soviet) Antarctic station Vostok at 78°28′S, 106°48′E. On July 21, 1983, this station recorded a temperature of −89.2 °C or −129.8 °F. This is the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth. |
Still can't see the one though
Still don't see the one I am looking for
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Originally Posted by clifton
And we have a winner! The answer is Yunnan Stone Forest and Old Cat is the first who gave it. Fantasia gave the right answer too, just a bit late. Congrats, Old Cat!
http://www.crystalinks.com/stoneforest.html |
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Originally Posted by vladb
The South China Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, spread across China's southern provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan (Shilin).
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Shilin (Chinese: 石林; pinyin: Shílín; literally "Stone Forest") is a notable set of karst formations in Shilin County, in the Yunnan province of southwest China, approximately 85 km from the city of Kunming. The tall rocks seem to emanate from the ground in the manner of stalagmites, with many looking like trees made of stone, creating the illusion of a forest made of stone. |
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Originally Posted by clifton
Sorry Vlad, my mistake. It's true that you first gave the right answer, I just didn't recognize it. Congratulations
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Originally Posted by forwardone
Congratulations to vladb.
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Originally Posted by forwardone
That was a hard one, I`ve never even heard of it. What a great test of knowledge.
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Originally Posted by forwardone
Hard luck to those who guessed right, but after vladb had already got the correct answer.
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Originally Posted by Spunner
Congratulations, Vladb.
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Originally Posted by Spunner
I thought I had it this time, guess I had the wrong stone forest!
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Originally Posted by Fantasia
Congrats vladv! I hope I will win next time!
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Originally Posted by golddust
Good quiz Clifton and Congratulations once again Vladb. Good job! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_51_4.gif
I learned of many interesting places in China to explore. |
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