Multiple choice

Which is the hottest place in the world?

  1. Azizia, Libya

  2. Dasht-e Lut, Iran

  3. Tehran, Iran

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Dasht-e Lut in Iran holds the record for the highest land surface temperature ever measured (70.7°C in 2005). Death Valley previously held the air temperature record, but satellite data shows Iran's Lut Desert is hotter at surface level.

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