Tongulakh (Russian: Тонгулах) is a rural locality (a selo) in Maltaninsky Rural Okrug of Gorny District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 258 kilometers (160 mi) from Berdigestyakh, the administrative center of the district, and 70 kilometers (43 mi) from Keptin, the administrative center of the rural okrug.

[1] The region is known for its climate extremes and is one of the coldest areas in the Northern Hemisphere.

On 18 January 2023, a temperature of −62.7 °C (−80.9 °F) was recorded at Tongulakh, an all-time low for the area and the lowest in Russia since February 2002.

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