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Cherrapunji
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a village in the Khasi hills district of Assam. It is notable as having the heaviest known rainfall in the world. In 1861 it registered a total of 905 in., and its annual average is 458 in. This excessive rainfall is caused by the fact that Cherrapunji stands on the edge of the plateau overlooking the plains of Bengal, where it catches the full force of the monsoon as it rises from the sea. There is a good coal-seam in the vicinity.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cherrapunji'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cherrapunji.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cherrapunji'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cherrapunji.html. 1910.
