Portage and Main - Prairie Town - Winnipeg MB
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 49° 53.719 W 097° 08.296
14U E 633710 N 5528653
"Portage and Main fifty below" refers to the 'coldest intersection in Canada', Winnipeg's Portage and Main.
Waymark Code: WM2QJ4
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 12/08/2007
Views: 129
At forty below, it does matter if you are using Fahrenheit and Celsius, it's the same thing.
-40°F = -40°C
When it gets colder than that, and it does, the numbers are almost meaningless - wind is the biggest factor.
Portage and Main is also called "the most windy corner in Canada" and at forty below or fifty below, exposed skin can get frostbite in less than a minute.
Musician: Randy Bachman
Name of Song: Prairie Town
Relevant Verse: Winter nights are long, summer days are gone
Portage and Main fifty below
Springtime melts the snow, rivers overflow
Portage and Main fifty below
Portage and Main fifty below
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