Where Are The Coldest Places on Earth?

4. Vostok Station, Antarctica

This Russian research station in the heart of Antarctica has been in use since 1957. Vostok is at the Pole of Cold towards the lower quadrant of the country. Although nobody lives or even could live in Antarctica, every year there are roughly 1,000 to 5,000 people who live on and off in the science stations there including Vostok. The station reports a mean temperature that's colder than any other science station on the planet. Yes, it's covered in snow and no, you can't see penguins.