Which of the following place receives the highest rainfall in the world?
A
Cherrapunji
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B
Mawsynram
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C
Shillong
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D
All of these
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Solution
The correct option is C Mawsynram
Mawsynram is located in the east Khasi hills district of Meghalaya. It is the wettest place on Earth, with an average annualrainfallof 11,872millimetres.
Mawsynram has asubtropical
highland climatewith an extraordinarily showery and long monsoonal season
and a short dry season.