Photographers Travel To World’s Coldest Inhabited Village Where Eyelashes Freeze And Even Thermometer Breaks

From The River

Oymyakon village got its name from a nearby village, Oymyakon River. The word “Oymyakon” is derived from the Even language – a fading language that is spoken only by the people of the Even ethnicity. The word Oymyakon stems from the word kheium means “unfrozen patch of water; a place where fish spend the winter.” while some say it is derived from heyum which means “frozen lake.” The Oymyakon settlement is less than 100 years old.