The Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded Was −128.6°F (−89.2°C)
While Russia might be cold, how cold can it get on Earth overall? The Vostok station in Antarctica reported the lowest air temperature ever measured at the planet's surface on July 21, 1983, at 02:45 UT, with a reading of -89.2°C (-128.56°F). Due to its high susceptibility to marine air mass intrusions as Rossby wave activity shifts across the peninsula, the surface temperatures at Vostok station in the winter are highly changeable.
It's the best way to pile up a bunch of blocks and not have them tip over.
That's it. That's the only reason.
#10 some still argue that it's Angel Falls, which is more impressive imo
#14 it should be noted that the "islands" are manmade
#24 called a "recursive" island or lake, there are several. Taal is one, and the biggest is in Canada on Victoria Island but it has no name
#4 mosquitoes lay their eggs in water, not the ground. They hatch and the larvae live in water, until they moult into their adult form
#8 Kentucky is not on the east coast, this post is brutal
#16 Yellowstone was the first American National Park, not natural park