Thursday 19 March 2015

Cold comfort in Ulan Bator, world's chilliest capital

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Cold comfort in Ulan Bator, world's chilliest capital
Ulan Bator (AFP) March 18, 2015 - Clad in a fox fur hat and dog hair boots, Mongolian merchant Undrakhiin Batulzii says his compatriots have over centuries mastered the art of beating the brutal winters of the steppes. Ulan Bator is regarded as the world's coldest national capital and can see bone-chilling winter lows of minus 40 degrees Celsius, tough even for the hardy descendants of Genghis Khan. For a newcomer the t ... more


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