heaven in india
2007-12-29 05:02:21 · 3 answers · asked by ufi v 1 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
Cherrapunji is a town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the wettest place on earth.
Cherrapunji's yearly rainfall average stands at 11,430 mm (450 in). This figure places it behind only nearby Mawsynram, Meghalaya, whose average is 11,873 mm (467 in), and Mount Waiʻaleʻale on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, whose average is 11,684 mm (460 in).
It holds two Guinness world records:
For receiving the maximum amount of rainfall in a single year: 22,987 mm (904.9,973 inches) of rainfall between August 1860 and July 1861
For receiving the maximum amount of rainfall in a single month: 9299.96 mm (366.14 inches) in July 1861.
2007-12-29 05:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cherrapunjee, is a town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
2007-12-29 23:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Meghalaya...don't know why it would be heaven!
2007-12-29 08:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by Manoj R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋