Coldest Places on Earth: Antarctica Wins, Alaska Not Close

Coldest Places on Earth: Antarctica Wins, Alaska Not Close

• Coldest recorded: −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) at Vostok Station, East Antarctic Plateau (21 July 1983).
• Antarctic interior averages −57 °C (−71 °F) in winter.
• Alaska: Winter lows ~−30 °C (−22 °F); summer highs ~20 °C (68 °F). Mild by polar standards.

Alaska is subarctic; Antarctica is the planetary deep freeze.