Mawsynram

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Mawsynram is a village in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 56 kilometers from Shillong. Reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11.872 meters (about 39 feet). However, as there has been no meteorological department office in the area and for all practical and statistical purposes, Cherrapunji has been the wettest place in the world.

Oxford geographer Nick Middleton's book on people who live in extreme climates, Going to Extremes (ISBN 0-330-49384-1), chronicles his visit to the village, and describes how the inhabitants cope with such extreme precipitation.

[edit] Natural landmarks

Located in Mawsynram is a cave named Mawjymbuin. Inside this cave is a massive stalagmite shaped into a Shivalinga. Also found here is loaf-shaped rocky dome with a nearly flat top among the hillocks. It is called Symper Rock.


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