Norilsk, Russia

Natural Resources: Copper, Cobalt,

Nickel
Daylight hours in summer: 24
Daylight hours in winter: 0
Norilsk has a humid subarctic
continental climate with cool
summers and no dry season

Facts:
One of the coldest cities in
the world, Norilsk has an
average yearly temperature
of 15 degrees Fahrenheit,
with winter spanning 280
days of the year and
reaching lows of -58 degrees.
Temperatures feel even
colder with wind chill, and
heat is required for
approximately 10 months out
of the year.
Snow covers the city eight to
nine months of the year.
During this period, over 2
million tons of snow fall on
Norilsk, or about 10 tons per
inhabitant. The height of
snow drifts can reach almost
10 feet.
The polar night is a period of
the year when the sun
doesnt rise above the
horizon, leaving the area
without daylight. They begin
at the end of November at
last through January.

Dallol, Ethiopia

Natural Resources: salt

Daylight hours in summer: 12
Daylight hours in winter: 12
Dallol, Ethiopia has a hot, arid
climate
Facts:
Dallol is the hottest place
year-round on the planet and
currently holds the record
high average temperature for
an inhabited location on
Earth, where an average
annual temperature of 34.6
C (94.3 F) was recorded
between the years 1960 and
1966
The Dallol volcano, or rather
the Dallol hydrothermal field
is located nearby. So the heat
comes from the sun and the
earth
Its also a tectonic triple
juncture three plates
converge here
humidity is around 60%

La Rinconada, Peru
Natural Resources: gold, hot
springs, timber
Daylight hours in summer: 13
Daylight hours in winter: 12
La Rinconada has a tundra climate,
meaning that even in the warmest
months, the temperatures are very
low.

Facts:
17,000 feet above sea level
Altitude sickness occurs
when you cannot get enough
oxygen from the air at high
altitudes. This causes
symptoms such as a
headache, loss of appetite,
and trouble sleeping. It
happens most often when
people who are not used to
high altitudes go quickly from
lower altitudes to 8000 ft
(2438 m) or higher.
Living at very high altitude
raises ones hemoglobin
level, leading to
polycythemiaelevated redblood-cell production,
causing, pulmonary fibrosis,
a potentially fatal condition

Contains Permafrost (soil that

is constantly below zero
degrees)

Island off the coast of Male,

Republic of Maldives

Natural Resources: oil, hydropower

Daylight hours in summer: 12
Daylight hours in winter: 12
The Maldives has a warm, tropical
climate
Facts:
During the wet season the
temperature averages around the
high twenties and low thirties.
The Hulhangu Monsoon season
runs from May to November

leading to significantly higher

rainfall, particularly on the
southern islands
The Maldives is an archipelago
(group of islands) made up of atolls
(ring shaped islands
Much of the islands food is fish,
but they do farm corn, sweet
potatoes and coconuts
The Maldives elevation is at or
below sea level. By the end of
2099, the Maldives is predicted to
be totally underwater
Only 11% of the Maldives has
drinkable water

Lahasa, Tibet
Natural Resources: Timber,
chromite, lithium, copper, gypsum,
boron, magnesite, barite, arsenic,
mica, peat, kaolin, salt, natural
soda, mirabilite, sulphur,
phosphorus, potassium,
diatomaceous earth, iceland spar,
corundum, rock quartz and agate
Daylight hours in summer: 13
Daylight hours in winter: 10

Tibet has a cool, semi-arid cimate.

Muli, Faroe Islands

Facts:
Lhasa has over 3,000 hours
of sunshine on average per
year, famed as 'City of
Sunlight'
Tibet has thinner air, more
sunlight, lower temperatures
and less precipitation than
the rest of Asia.
The annual precipitation is
500 mm (20 inches), with
rainfall concentrating from
July to September, but the
rainfall usually happens at
night and it is still sunny
during the day
Temperatures generally drop
suddenly after sunset
It is easy to get sunburn in
Tibet because of strong
ultraviolet radiation.
Tibet plateau is known as
roof of the world or third pole
of the earth
Has an average altitude of
4950m above the sea.
the Tibet plateau is bounded
by two mighty ranges, where
Himalayan range consist of
the world highest peak
Mt.Everest situates from
south to west and Thanggula
ranges in the north

Natural Resources: N/A

Daylight hours in summer: 21

Daylight hours in winter: 5
Verkhoyansk, russia
Tibet has a subpolar, tundra
climate.
Facts:
The overall character of the
islands' climate is influenced
by the strong warming
influence of the Atlantic
Ocean, which produces the
North Atlantic Current.
The Faroe Islands generally
have cool summers and mild
winters, with a usually
overcast sky and frequent fog
and strong winds
The Faroe Islands are of
volcanic origin. They are
dominated by tholeiitic basalt
lava, which was part of the
great Thulean Plateau during
the Paleogene period

Natural Resources: Tin, gold

Daylight hours in summer: 23 hrs
58 min
Daylight hours in winter: 0 hours
Verkhoyansk, Russia has a
subarctic climate.
Facts:
monthly temperatures stay
below freezing from October
through April
Has the largest temperature
range on earth (190*)
Houses sometimes snap in
two when the ice beneath
them weakens and shifts a
little
at and below -40 C is that the
air can no longer retain any
humidity, and any water
vapor will instantly sublime
and fall down as ice dust
Coldest temperature here
was recorded at -90*
glasses cant be worn since
they would immediately
freeze to your face
Considered part of Russias
Pole of Cold
The major river (Yana River)
is frozen for 9 months of the
year.

Motuo, China

Natural Resources: lumber

Daylight hours in summer: 13 hrs
Daylight hours in winter: 11 hrs
Motuo, china has a sub-tropical
climate.
Facts:
Motuo is a rainforest
surrounded by mountains
It is 1000 feet above sea
level
Plants from both frigid and
subtropical zones are
compatible and coexist on
this small isolated "island".
from November to June, the
mountain pathways are
covered with ice and snow;
from June to September, it's
the raining season when
slipping, landslides, mud-rock
flows and leeches are
common; Only in October is
the weather suitable for
hiking
regarded as "Lotus Holy
Land" in the eyes of Tibetan
Buddhists

Cherrapunji, India

Natural Resources: lumber, coal,

limestone, uranium and sillimanite

Daylight hours in summer: 13 hrs
Daylight hours in winter: 11 hrs
Cherrapunji has a subtropical
highland climate.
Facts:
the region holds the record
for the most rainfall- 470
inches a year, while
Cherrapunji holds the record
for the most rain in a month
Sits on a plateau
Monsoon winds bring
excessive rain
The driest months are
November, December,
January and February.
Temperatures average
11.5 C (52.7 F) in January
and 20.6 C (69.1 F) in
August, and the annual mean
is 17.3 C (63.1 F)
Most rain fall in the morning

El Oued, Algeria

Natural Resources:
Daylight hours in summer: 12 hrs
Daylight hours in winter: 12 hrs
El Oued, Algeria is an arid climate
Facts:
El Oued is an oasis (area of
vegetation due to water) in
the Sahara desert

Has very hot summers and

mild winters. Rainfall is light
and sporadic, and summers
are particularly dry
average temperatures
around 11 C (52 F) in
January, but summers are hot
with average temperatures
around 32 C (90 F),
average maxima around
40 C (104 F) and the
hottest days approaching
50 C (122 F)