page_title: Verkhoyansk
hierarchical_section_title: Verkhoyansk
caption_attribution_description: English: Polyus Kholoda, Pole of Cold of the northern hemisphere, monument at the entrance of Verkhoyansk Deutsch: Poljus Choloda, Kältepol der Nordhalbkugel, Denkmal am Ortseingang Werchojansk´s Français&#160;: Le «&#160;pôle du froid&#160;» (Polyus Kholoda)&#160;: monument allégorique à l'entrée de ville de Verkhoïansk.
context_page_description: Verkhoyansk is a town in Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Yana River in the Arctic Circle, 92 kilometers from Batagay, the administrative center of the district, and 675 kilometers north of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,311. Verkhoyansk holds the record for both the hottest and the coldest temperatures ever recorded above the Arctic circle, with 38.0 °C and −67.8 °C respectively. The hot record is shared with Fort Yukon, and the cold record is shared with Oymyakon.
context_section_description: Verkhoyansk (Russian: Верхоянск, IPA: [vʲɪrxɐˈjansk]; Yakut: Верхоянскай, Verkhoyanskay) is a town in Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Yana River in the Arctic Circle, 92 kilometers (57 mi) from Batagay, the administrative center of the district, and 675 kilometers (419 mi) north of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,311. Verkhoyansk holds the record for both the hottest and the coldest temperatures ever recorded above the Arctic circle, with 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) and −67.8 °C (−90.0 °F) respectively. The hot record is shared with Fort Yukon, and the cold record is shared with Oymyakon.
caption: Pole of Cold in Verkhoyansk
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