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Climate
'Mawsynram receives the highest amount of rainfall in the world'. State the reasons.
Mawsynram is the wettest place of the world with an average annual rainfall of 1140 cms.
It is located on the southern slopes of Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) at a height of 1500 metres above sea level. This place is enclosed by hills on three sides. The relief features give this place a funnel shaped location. The Bay of Bengal of monsoons is trapped in these hills. These winds try to get out of it. These are forced to rise again and again resulting heavy rainfall.
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The wind blowing in the northern plains in summer is known as
Which one of the following causes rainfall during winter in N.W. part of India?
Monsoon arrives in India approximately in
Which one of the following characteristics has the cold season in India?
What are the controls affecting the climate of India?
Why does India have a monsoon type climate?
Which part of India does experience the highest diurnal range of temperature and why?
Which winds account for rainfall along the malabar coast?
What are Jet streams and how do they affect the climate of India?
Why is the monsoons considered a unifying bond?
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