CHERRAPUNJI  , a See also:

• VILLAGE

village in the Khasi hills See also:

• DISTRICT

district of See also:

• ASSAM

Assam . It is notable as having the heaviest known rainfall in the See also:

• WORLD

world . In 1861 it registered a See also:

• TOTAL

total of 905 in., and its See also:

• ANNUAL

annual See also:

• AVERAGE

average is 458 in . This excessive rainfall is caused by the fact that Cherrapunji stands on the edge of the See also:

• PLATEAU (a French term, older platel, for a flat piece of wood, metal, &c., from plat, flat)
• PLATEAU, JOSEPH ANTOINE FERDINAND (1801-1883)

plateau overlooking the plains of See also:

• BENGAL
• BENGAL, BAY OF

Bengal, where it catches the full force of the See also:

• MONSOON
• MONSOON (Arabic Mausim, season)

monsoon as it rises from the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea . There is a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• COAL

coal-seam in the vicinity .