Positioned in northern Asia, Russia is in both the northern and eastern hemispheres. The country is dissected by the Arctic Circle, and also separated into two recognized landmasses by the Ural Mountains; its land west of those mountains is referred to as European Russia, and includes the capital city of Moscow.
A bedding plane is a non-erosional boundary between two layers of sediment
(GLY ch. 9 > Earth Science)
"The coldest temperature recorded in Antarctica was -89.6°C at Vostok station in 1983. The average winter temperature at the South Pole is about-49°C. Your home freezer is only about -15°C. The wind chill factor means that it can feel much colder."
