The Coldest Inhabited Place On Earth - Pictures From Oymyakon, Russia

Oymyakon, a tiny hamlet in Russia with a population of around 500.

Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk are the only two permanently inhabited places in the world that have recorded temperatures below -50.0 degrees Celsius.

Winters in Oymyakon are long and extremely cold.

Summers are mild to warm, sometimes hot in Oymyakon. The warmest month on record is July 2010 with an average temperature of +18.7 degrees Celsius.

Oymyakon takes its name from the Russian for "water that doesn't freeze."

Oymyakon's lowest recorded temperature was a frigid minus 71.2 Celsius (minus 96.16 Fahrenheit) back in 1924.

On 28 July 2010, Oymyakon recorded a record high temperature of 34.6 degrees Celsius.

People live in the valley despite the harsh climate.

The town is equipped with schools, a post office, a bank, and even an airport runway.