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The world’s most extreme places to visit!
Have you ever considered visiting the Earth’s most extreme places? Whether it is known for being isolated destinations, intense weather conditions, or grand natural features, these places make for a once-in-a-lifetime journey.
So, if you are intrigued to know more, here’s a list of the world's most extreme places to visit.
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World’s coldest place: Antarctica
Known for being the coldest continent on Earth, Antarctica is the real winner when it comes to tackling extreme weather conditions. The Eastern Antarctic Plateau holds the title of coldest place on Earth, where between 2004 and 2016, satellite data suggest that air temperatures went around -94°C.
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World’s driest place: Atacama Desert, Chile
Although visiting the world’s driest place will not feature in your travel wish list, the Atacama Desert in Chile could be an exception. Although it’s the driest and highest nonpolar desert on Earth, it is truly a magical place to explore the vast starry night sky, and the geothermal landscapes. You will easily find sources there to take you to desert adventures too.
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World’s hottest place: Death Valley, California
Since temperatures are not consistently recorded in many inhospitable places across the world, there’s some debate regarding the spot recording the highest temperature. However, the destination that holds the title for recording the highest temperature is Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, which recorded temperature up to 134 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius).
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World’s wettest place: Mawsynram, India
If you go by records, this quaint village receives nearly 500 inches of rainfall per year, thereby making it the wettest place on the planet. It has been witnessed when the moist monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal hit the mountains around Mawsynram, the rain comes pouring down, which makes it one of the best places to witness the fury of rain.
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World’s lowest point on dry land: Dead Sea
The Dead Sea’s shoreline is shared with Jordan, Israel, and Palestine, which is known for being the lowest piece of dry land on the planet. When here, don’t forget to soak in the mineral-rich Dead Sea; the salt present in this hypersaline lake creates buoyancy that allows you to float easily. The Dead Sea’s water is, in fact, around 10 times saltier than the normal ocean water.
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World’s most remote island: Bouvet Island
Located between South Africa and Antarctica, yet claimed by Norway, this small island is the world's most remote island, which is basically a big uninhabitable ice cube. Covered almost entirely by ice and surrounded by glaciers, Bouvet Island is unique in many ways. This spot boasts of some bizarre past incidents too, such as an alleged nuclear incident, and when an abandoned lifeboat was found here , but no trace of human life was ever found on it.
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