GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Mawsynram
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Chirapunji
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Agumbe
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Delhi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11, 872 millimetres (467.4 in), According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mawsynram received 26, 000 millimetres (1, 000 in) of rainfall in 1985.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cherrapunji receives an average annual rainfall of 11, 777 millimetres and thus, is the second wettest place in India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mawsynram is enclosed by hills on three sides. Mawsynram experiences Orographic rainfall as it is located on the windward side of Garohill. Mawsynram lies in the funnel-shaped depression caused by the Khasi range in Meghalaya. The Bay of Bengal branch of monsoons is trapped in it and causes heavy rainfall.