what is the hottest tempature and where?

Question: what is the hottest tempature and where?
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  climate,
  hot,
  hottest,
  temperature,
  weather
Asked by rachellee to Ian, Helen on 22 Jun 2011.
- Ian van der Linde answered on 20 Jun 2011:
  
  If I remember correctly, on Earth, the hottest temperature ever recorded was somewhere in Libya.
- Helen Fletcher answered on 22 Jun 2011:
  
  The hottest temperature produced on earth was a gas produced by scientists that was more than 2 billion degrees, which is even hotter than the Sun!

Question: what is the hottest tempature and where?