The beautiful region that is the world's coldest where only a few scientists dare to go

A stunning region in the Southern Hemisphere made history for registering the lowest-ever temperature on record.

Queen Maud Land is a region of Antarctica where only scientists dare to go due to its inhospitable temperatures.

The region, claimed by Norway in the late 1930s, extends from the Atlantic and Indian oceans to the South Pole and doesn't have a permanent population. 

It houses, however, 12 active research stations, each with a maximum of 40 scientists depending on the season.

Its stunning landscapes are often covered by a sheet of ice, which in some areas is more than one mile thick. 

The region is divided into five areas - the Princess Martha, Princess Astrid, Princess Ragnhild, Prince Harold, and Prince Olav coasts - and the waters off the coast have been named King Haakon VII Sea.

On the eastern side of Queen Maud Land sits the Dome Fuji, the second-highest ice dome of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Thanks to its elevation of 12,100ft and its location on the Antarctic Plateau, temperatures on Dome Fuji rarely rise above -30C during the summer and can drop to -80C in the winter.

In August 2010, Dome Fuji made history by recording the lowest temperature ever on earth, -93.2C. This beat the record previously held by Vostok Research Station, also in Antarctica, where in July 1983 scientists recorded -89.2C.

The overall inhospitable climate resembles that of a cold desert, with annual precipitation of just about 1 inch per year. When rain does fall, it turns into ice crystals due to the freezing temperatures.