1. What city slicker doesn’t dream of a glacier on a hot summer day? Lucky locals in Yakutia just have to go to the Buluus glacier (100 km from Yakutsk, the capital of the Republic)!
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2. Buluus means "glacier" in Yakut. This is a unique place: it’s a source of groundwater, which turns into fresh water ice above. The glacier never melts - not even in summer!
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3. “It’s so cool to sit on ice during the heat, at least for a couple seconds!” – tourists joke on social media.
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4. In summer, you can enjoy fabulous scenery here. Just imagine: +30°C (in Yakutia, summer is usually short, but can get very hot!), green grass, thick pine forest – and a giant, white glacier.
5. In the heat, Buluus’s upper layers can melt slightly, forming winding tunnels across the glacier.
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6. Every day, this amazing place attracts a huge number of tourists: Ice skaters, skiers and snowboarders in winter - backpackers, hikers and adventurers in summer!
7. Sometimes, Buluus is simply the perfect place for taking self-portraits!
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8. Some pics are so ‘hot’, it’s surprising the glacier hasn’t melted!
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9. However, the temperature on the glacier surface never rises above +6°C - even on the hottest days!
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10. But locals aren’t afraid of the cold: in winter, temps reach up to -70°C! People often joke that it’s warmer to sit inside a fridge, than to walk on the street!
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