I have noticed that it seems to be raining an awful lot recently. While I was on my bike on the way to school getting truly soaked I wondered if HCMC was the wettest place in Earth? Well after a little consideration I think it probably isn't but I don't actually know. The tricky question this week is to find out where the wettest and driest places are in Earth. Please try to find out how much rainfall there is in a year and these two locations.
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Mawsynram
Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 65 kilometers from Shillong. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres (467.4 in).
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawsynram
McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica: The Driest Place on Earth
Antarctica is covered with ice, but not all of it. The McMurdo Dry Valleys is almost entirely snow free. Located among mountains by McMurdo Sound, on the part of Antarctica closest to New Zealand, the valleys receive the equivalent of only 10 cm of water, on average, each year in the form of snow. Completely devoid of terrestrial vegetation, the region is considered one of the most extreme deserts and the driest place on the planet. At 4,800 square kilometers, the valleys constitute around 0.03% of the continent, and form the largest ice-free region in Antarctica.
Source : http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/06/mcmurdo-dry-valleys-of-antarctica.html
McMurdo and Mawsynram
Atacama desert and Maysynram
not Mcmurdo, Atacama
not Mcmurdo, Atacama
come on it is Mcmurdo
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