Humans show remarkable adaptation in extreme environments. While most seek temperate comfort, some communities thrive in places where temperatures plunge far below freezing. This ranking takes you from merely frigid to almost unimaginably cold places where exposed skin freezes within seconds and metal shatters like glass. Join our countdown from the 20th to the absolute coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth and discover how people build vibrant lives in conditions most would find unbearable.
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