Geography PYQ 514 of 587 · Cities, Industries, Transport & Ports · Miscellaneous

In which country is Oymyakon, generally considered the coldest inhabited place in the world, located?

  1. AMongolia
  2. BRussia
  3. CGreenland
  4. DIceland

B.P.S.C. (C.D.P.O.) (Pre) 2005

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Correct answer: (b) Russia

Explanation

Oymyakon, the coldest permanently inhabited place in the world, is located in Russia. It is a rural settlement situated on the Indigirka River in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.

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