Hottest place: Araouane, Mali: This site is surrounded by barren desert and intense sandstorms called “harmattan”. The average temperature in summer is 46 degrees Celsius, almost no rain falls. Despite the harsh climatic conditions, Araouane is an important transportation hub for salt mining and transportation, so it is still densely populated. Photo: Sahara Overland.The coldest place: Oymyakon, CH Sakha (Russia): The village of Oymyakon, home to regarding 500 residents, is considered the coldest place in the world. The average winter temperature of this place is minus 50 degrees Celsius, the day lasts only 3 hours. In the town square, the lowest temperature ever recorded was minus 71.2 degrees Celsius in 1924. However, when summer comes, the climate will gradually warm up and sometimes reach 34 degrees Celsius. Photo: Wired.The driest place: Arica, Atacama Desert (Chile): Many places in the Atacama Desert have not had rain for 500 years. Even in the city of Arica, the average annual rainfall is only 0.761 mm, and this is considered the driest place in the world. Even so, the population of this place has exceeded 220,000 people. The reason is because Arica is an important economic port city, located next to the Pan-American Highway, near the two fruit valleys of Azapa and Lluta. Photo: Encircle Photos.The most polluted place: La Oroya, Peru: This is where the metallurgical activities are owned by Doe Run Peru, the main owner of the city. They produce metals such as gold, silver, bismuth and cadmium. In 2007, La Oroya was identified by the Blacksmith Institute of Industry as one of the most polluted places on the planet. For regarding 25,000 residents here, life is terrible because the levels of arsenic, lead and sulfur dioxide in the air are always high. Not only that, acid rain also destroys all vegetation surrounding the area. Photo: Mongabay.Most Dangerous Place: Vanuatu, South Pacific: According to the United Nations “World Risk Index” ranking, the Vanuatu Islands located in the South Pacific Ocean are the most dangerous places where humans can live. living. Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis all happen in Vanuatu. Satellite data also shows that sea levels have risen by regarding 6 mm per year around Vanuatu since 1993, and average temperatures are expected to increase by one degree Celsius by 2030 due to climate change. Photo: Vanuatu.Most isolated place: Tristan de Cunha, South Atlantic: This remote place is now home to regarding 246 residents. This place is completely isolated from the world because there is not enough space for planes to land. The only way to reach the island is by boat. But the journey will take up to 6 days from South Africa, with a distance of 2,430 km. Photo: Smithsonian Magazine.Most densely populated place: Manila, Philippines: With an estimated population density of 42,857 persons per square kilometer, the Philippine capital is one of the most densely populated places in the world. The tremendous economic growth of the past 50 years has resulted in population growth, air pollution, noise and serious traffic problems. The amount of real estate in the city is also not enough to provide accommodation for people, creating a difficult overload situation in this country. Photo: ABS-CBN.Wettest place: Mawsynram, Meghalaya state (India): According to the Guinness Book of Records, Mawsynram is listed as having the highest average rainfall in the world, with regarding 11,873 mm/year. The rain falls continuously, so the trees here are always green and dense. People move under the rain with a device shaped like a tortoise shell, called “Knups”. Photo: Amazing India Blog.Highest place: La Rinconada, Peru: The town of La Rinconada is located on the top of the Ananea mountain in the Andes, with an altitude of 5,100 above sea level, and is home to more than 50,000 residents. Surrounding the area are unregulated and untapped natural gold mines. It sounds very appealing, but if you want to visit this place then think once more. Inside the town there are no hotels, you have to spend days walking through the cobbled streets. Not to mention when you reach an altitude of 3,000m, there is a great chance that you will start to have difficulty breathing due to altitude sickness. Photo: Business Insider.
Hottest place: Araouane, Mali: This site is surrounded by barren desert and intense sandstorms called “harmattan”. The average temperature in summer is 46 degrees Celsius, almost no rain falls. Despite the harsh climatic conditions, Araouane is an important transportation hub for salt mining and transportation, so it is still densely populated. Photo: Sahara Overland.
The coldest place: Oymyakon, CH Sakha (Russia): The village of Oymyakon, home to regarding 500 residents, is considered the coldest place in the world. The average winter temperature of this place is minus 50 degrees Celsius, the day lasts only 3 hours. In the town square, the lowest temperature ever recorded was minus 71.2 degrees Celsius in 1924. However, when summer comes, the climate will gradually warm up and sometimes reach 34 degrees Celsius. Photo: Wired.
The driest place: Arica, Atacama Desert (Chile): Many places in the Atacama Desert have not had rain for 500 years. Even in the city of Arica, the average annual rainfall is only 0.761 mm, and this is considered the driest place in the world. Even so, the population of this place has exceeded 220,000 people. The reason is because Arica is an important economic port city, located next to the Pan-American Highway, near the two fruit valleys of Azapa and Lluta. Photo: Encircle Photos.
The most polluted place: La Oroya, Peru: This is where the metallurgical activities are owned by Doe Run Peru, the main owner of the city. They produce metals such as gold, silver, bismuth and cadmium. In 2007, La Oroya was identified by the Blacksmith Institute of Industry as one of the most polluted places on the planet. For regarding 25,000 residents here, life is terrible because the levels of arsenic, lead and sulfur dioxide in the air are always high. Not only that, acid rain also destroys all vegetation surrounding the area. Photo: Mongabay.
Most Dangerous Place: Vanuatu, South Pacific: According to the United Nations “World Risk Index” ranking, the Vanuatu Islands located in the South Pacific Ocean are the most dangerous places where humans can live. living. Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis all happen in Vanuatu. Satellite data also shows that sea levels have risen by regarding 6 mm per year around Vanuatu since 1993, and average temperatures are expected to increase by one degree Celsius by 2030 due to climate change. Photo: Vanuatu.
Most isolated place: Tristan de Cunha, South Atlantic: This remote place is now home to regarding 246 residents. This place is completely isolated from the world because there is not enough space for planes to land. The only way to reach the island is by boat. But the journey will take up to 6 days from South Africa, with a distance of 2,430 km. Photo: Smithsonian Magazine.
Most densely populated place: Manila, Philippines: With an estimated population density of 42,857 persons per square kilometer, the Philippine capital is one of the most densely populated places in the world. The tremendous economic growth of the past 50 years has resulted in population growth, air pollution, noise and serious traffic problems. The amount of real estate in the city is also not enough to provide accommodation for people, creating a difficult overload situation in this country. Photo: ABS-CBN.
Wettest place: Mawsynram, Meghalaya state (India): According to the Guinness Book of Records, Mawsynram is listed as having the highest average rainfall in the world, with regarding 11,873 mm/year. The rain falls continuously, so the trees here are always green and dense. People move under the rain with a device shaped like a tortoise shell, called “Knups”. Photo: Amazing India Blog.
Highest place: La Rinconada, Peru: The town of La Rinconada is located on the top of the Ananea mountain in the Andes, with an altitude of 5,100 above sea level, and is home to more than 50,000 residents. Surrounding the area are unregulated and untapped natural gold mines. It sounds very appealing, but if you want to visit this place then think once more. Inside the town there are no hotels, you have to spend days walking through the cobbled streets. Not to mention when you reach an altitude of 3,000m, there is a great chance that you will start to have difficulty breathing due to altitude sickness. Photo: Business Insider.
