Maybe not as cold as Ulaan-Baatar, but still it is no tropical paradise. The southernmost settlement in New Zealand Invercargill is blasted by Antarctic winds in the winter.

And to top it off, most residents burn coal to keep warm, making a brown haze that stays over the city through most of the winter.

Invercargill, New Zealand - looks better in the dark.

Drivers trying to escape from Invercargill, New Zealand.

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