Tuesday, February 19, 2008

The 2sday 10


Hottest Temperatures Recorded in 10 Places
in the World

Source: infoplease.com

North America: Death Valley, California - 134 degrees (1913) Asia: Tirat Tsvi, Israel - 129 degrees (1942)
Australia: Cloncurry, Queensland - 128 degrees (1889)

Europe: Seville, Spain - 122 degrees (1881)

South America: Rivadavia, Argentina - 120 degrees (1905)

Canada: Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan - 113 degrees (1937)

Oceania: Tuguegarao, Philippines - 108 degrees (1912)

Persian Gulf (sea-surface): 96 degrees (1924)

Antarctica: Vanda Station, Scott Coast: 59 degrees (1974)
South Pole: 7.5 degrees (1978)

Bonus: Highest Recorded Temperature on Earth - El Azizia, Libya - 136 degrees (1922)

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