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Wettest Place by Mean Annual Rainfall

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Highest Annual Mean Wind Speed at a Near-Sea-Level Station

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19.1m/s

Cape Denison

Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica · Cape Denison

Cape Denison in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, recorded exceptionally strong katabatic winds during Mawson's 1912–1914 expedition, with a corrected annual mean of about 19.1 m/s.

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World's Tallest Interior Atrium

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