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Which place in the world has the highest average annual precipitation?

North-west Scotland
Central Amazon Basin
Tuvalu Islands
Southern foothills of the Himalayas
Mawsynram village in northeast India has the highest average annual total precipitation in the world (11,872 mm = 467.4 in). There, hot and moist air from the south of India approaches Himalayas. It rises up, cools and loses water.
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North-west Scotland
Central Amazon Basin
Tuvalu Islands
Southern foothills of the Himalayas
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