Unsolved mysteries of our planet

8. The hot and cold spots of the Earth
The hottest place on our planet is in al-Aziziyah (Libya). The temperature here rises to +58 °C. And the cold — Antarctic. In winter the temperature there drops to -73 °C. But the most extreme low temperature (-89,2 °C) was recorded at the Russian station Vostok on 21 July 1983.