Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

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Emei Shan, China - Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 8,169 mm.

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Kukui-Maui, HI, USA - Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 9,293 mm.

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Mt Waialeale-Kauai, HI, USA -

Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 9,763 mm.

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Debundscha, Cameroon -

Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 10,299 mm.

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Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea - Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 10,450 mm.

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Cropp River, New Zealand -

Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 11,516 mm.

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Tutunendo, Colombia -

Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 11,770 mm.

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Cherrapunji, India -

Wettest - Actually, the world's second-most saturated spot. Average annual rainfall: 11,777 mm.

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Mawsynram, India -

Wettest - This is officially the wettest place in the world.
Average annual rainfall: 11,871 mm.

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Lloró, Colombia - Wettest - Unofficially the second-wettest place on Earth. Average annual rainfall recorded between 1952 and 1989: 12,717 mm.

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López de Micay, Colombia - Wettest - Unofficially the wettest place on the planet. Average annual rainfall recorded between 1960 and 2012: 12,892 mm.

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Death Valley, CA, USA -

Driest - Average annual rainfall: 25 mm, as per the National Park Service.

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Aoulef, Algeria - Driest - Annual average rainfall: 12.19 mm.

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Pelican Point, Namibia - Driest - Average annual rainfall: 8.13 mm.

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Iquique, Chile - Driest - Average annual rainfall: 5.08 mm.

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Wādī Ḥalfā, Sudan -

Driest - Average annual rainfall: 2.45 mm.

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Ica, Peru -

Driest - Average annual rainfall: 2.29 mm.

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Luxor, Egypt - Driest - Average annual rainfall: 0.862 mm.

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Aswan, Egypt - Driest - Average annual rainfall: 0.861 mm.

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Kufra, Libya -

Driest - Average annual rainfall: 0.860 mm.

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Arica, Chile - Driest - This is the driest inhabited place in the world. Average annual rainfall: 0.761 mm.

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Atacama Desert, Chile -

Driest - This is the driest nonpolar place in the world, according to Our Planet.

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McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica -

Driest - This is the driest place on the planet. Average annual rainfall: 0 mm.

See also: The most popular filming locations in the world

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Emei Shan, China - Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 8,169 mm.

© Shutterstock

1 / 24 Fotos

Kukui-Maui, HI, USA - Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 9,293 mm.

© Shutterstock

2 / 24 Fotos

Mt Waialeale-Kauai, HI, USA -

Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 9,763 mm.

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Shutterstock

3 / 24 Fotos

Debundscha, Cameroon -

Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 10,299 mm.

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Shutterstock

4 / 24 Fotos

Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea - Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 10,450 mm.

© Shutterstock

5 / 24 Fotos

Cropp River, New Zealand -

Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 11,516 mm.

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Shutterstock

6 / 24 Fotos

Tutunendo, Colombia -

Wettest - Average annual rainfall: 11,770 mm.

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Shutterstock

7 / 24 Fotos

Cherrapunji, India -

Wettest - Actually, the world's second-most saturated spot. Average annual rainfall: 11,777 mm.

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Shutterstock

8 / 24 Fotos

Mawsynram, India -

Wettest - This is officially the wettest place in the world.
Average annual rainfall: 11,871 mm.

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Shutterstock

9 / 24 Fotos

Lloró, Colombia - Wettest - Unofficially the second-wettest place on Earth. Average annual rainfall recorded between 1952 and 1989: 12,717 mm.

© Shutterstock

10 / 24 Fotos

López de Micay, Colombia - Wettest - Unofficially the wettest place on the planet. Average annual rainfall recorded between 1960 and 2012: 12,892 mm.

© Shutterstock

11 / 24 Fotos

Death Valley, CA, USA -

Driest - Average annual rainfall: 25 mm, as per the National Park Service.

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Shutterstock

12 / 24 Fotos

Aoulef, Algeria - Driest - Annual average rainfall: 12.19 mm.

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13 / 24 Fotos

Pelican Point, Namibia - Driest - Average annual rainfall: 8.13 mm.

© Shutterstock

14 / 24 Fotos

Iquique, Chile - Driest - Average annual rainfall: 5.08 mm.

© Shutterstock

15 / 24 Fotos

Wādī Ḥalfā, Sudan -

Driest - Average annual rainfall: 2.45 mm.

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Shutterstock

16 / 24 Fotos

Ica, Peru -

Driest - Average annual rainfall: 2.29 mm.

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Shutterstock

17 / 24 Fotos

Luxor, Egypt - Driest - Average annual rainfall: 0.862 mm.

© Shutterstock

18 / 24 Fotos

Aswan, Egypt - Driest - Average annual rainfall: 0.861 mm.

© Shutterstock

19 / 24 Fotos

Kufra, Libya -

Driest - Average annual rainfall: 0.860 mm.

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Shutterstock

20 / 24 Fotos

Arica, Chile - Driest - This is the driest inhabited place in the world. Average annual rainfall: 0.761 mm.

© Shutterstock

21 / 24 Fotos

Atacama Desert, Chile -

Driest - This is the driest nonpolar place in the world, according to Our Planet.

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Shutterstock

22 / 24 Fotos

McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica -

Driest - This is the driest place on the planet. Average annual rainfall: 0 mm.

See also: The most popular filming locations in the world

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Shutterstock

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Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

Where in the world does it rain and pour?

Exploring the wettest and driest places on earth

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