What is the introduction of Bookworm s Coldest Place in the World?

This article was written by Tim. Vikari is an experienced teacher and writer. He now lives and works in York, in the north of England.

Today, there is a house in Antarctica called Amundsen-Scott Antarctic Station. The room is warm, and people can live and work there in summer and winter. The plane can easily fly to and from the South Pole station.

It doesn't take many hours to get from here to the rest of the world. But walk 500 meters from Antarctica, where Antarctica is once again the coldest and emptiest region on Earth. In 1911, Antarctica had neither airplanes nor houses.

There is nothing but snow, frozen heaven and earth, and bitter cold winds. No Union Jack, no Norway flag. However, a few people walked slowly south, across the frozen land.

Scott's men were equipped with ponies, while Amundsen's men were equipped with dogs and skis. The temperature was -30 degrees or better. These people endured tiredness, hunger, and cold ......Who among them will be the first to reach Antarctica?

At present, inside the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station, there are words written on the wall that Captain Scott wrote in his diary in 1912: "Oh my God, these are terrible! The author of this article, Tim.

Vikari is an experienced teacher and writer. He now lives and works in York, in the north of England.

This is a translation of the full text of those words you have spoken before.

Oymyakon, in eastern Siberia, is located at 63° north latitude. There, in February 1885, it was officially awarded the title of "Cold Pole" in the Northern Hemisphere, and in January 1964 it broke the previous record with a low temperature of -71.

Why is the "cold pole" of the Northern Hemisphere not at the pole, but about 27 latitudes to the south? This is because Oymyakon is a place where the Siberian cold high has been entrenched for a long time, and the surrounding terrain is a basin, which promotes the accumulation of cold air and radiative cooling. The Arctic Circle, on the other hand, is the Arctic Ocean, and although it is covered with sea ice, there is still heat transfer from under the ice to the lower air above the ice, so that the temperature is not as low as in Oymyakon.

Globally, the coldest place is not in the Northern Hemisphere, but in Antarctica, the Southern Hemisphere. It is covered with a thick layer of snow and ice all year round, with an average snow thickness of 1700 meters, the energy from the sun3 4 is reflected back into the air, and the temperature on the ground is very low. On July 21, 1983, the measured temperature was: