The most distant, most dangerous, rainiest place on the planet has long been identified, recorded on maps and photographed more than once by restless travelers. Repeat their feat, challenge yourself and travel to 4 of the most uncomfortable places on Earth.
We note right away: a region that a tourist considers strange, inconvenient and terrible may turn out to be native, well-developed and familiar to a local resident. So, it is well known about cities where it often rains. These are, for example, London, Riga, Lvov, St. Petersburg and others. However, we do not see a mass exodus of people from these cities. Moreover, rain is a kind of visiting card and even a landmark of these settlements.
Speaking about the rating of uncomfortable places, we mention quite interesting tourist points where you can go, if the opportunity arises. But it is not worth staying there for a long time.
Mavsinram, India
The mountain town of Mavsinram in the northeast of India deservedly bears the title of the rainiest place on the planet. The rainy season here begins in July and lasts until October. This period accounts for 75% of the annual precipitation.
The air during these 3 months is filled with moisture. If the downpours stop, a humid fog descends on the village. Despite such gloomy weather, people live here. They adhere to certain rules:
- no one stops working in the fields during the rainy season;
- to free your hands for a hoe or other tool, a "knup" is put on the head - a bamboo device that looks like a half of a canoe from the side;
- locals do not refuse umbrellas either - they walk the streets with them.
There are enough activities for residents during the monsoon period: either you have to clean the road, which is buried under a stream of mud and stones that descended from the nearby mountains, then you need to weave a bridge from rubber roots that have grown out in the heavy rain, then it is advisable to deliver goods on your shoulders to local shops, then it's time to save goats that are flooded right before our eyes.
Animals are accustomed to finding temporary shelters, for example, bus stops under sheds, but the water level can rise to a critical point - so that human intervention is required.
Baffin's Land, Canada
The place at the edge of the Earth - the huge cold island of Baffin's Land, owned by Canada - is famous for having the steepest rock on Earth. This is Mount Tor in the Ayuittuk Nature Reserve located in the Arctic Circle.
On the western side, Tor Peak drops off at 1250 meters. Moreover, the slope is not steep, but is located at an angle of 105 degrees. And this slope makes Mount Thor immensely popular with numerous extreme climbers who believe that they will certainly cope with the climb.
Thor remained unconquered until 1985. Its steep slope was stormed all the time, but only a group of especially stubborn Americans managed to climb to the very top, who spent more than a month on the ascent.
Now not only climbers come to the mountain, but also parachute jumps.
Tristan da Cunha Archipelago, UK
By calling Baffin's Land the end of the world, we're exaggerating a bit. In fact, the end of the world is the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, which is considered the most remote corner from civilization on Earth.
The islands of Tristan da Cunha are lost in the Atlantic Ocean - and this is not a figure of speech. The nearest island of Saint Helena is located at a distance of 2100 km. To get to the African coast from Tristana da Cunha, you have to travel 2,800 km. South America is generally 3300 km away.
A group of islands in the Atlantic was named after its discoverer, the Portuguese Tristan da Cunha. The discovery of new pieces of land took place in 1506, and then for 2 centuries no one looked here at all.
Only in the 18th century did the first British colonists appear here. Now on the main island of the archipelago in the city of Edinburgh, the Seven Seas, 270 people live permanently, who grow vegetables and fish. Sometimes - not more than once a year - a postman, a dentist and an ophthalmologist visit them.
There are bird-watching scientists on the island. Sometimes tourists come here, tired of the hustle and bustle of the surrounding world.
Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
Lake Maracaibo, the largest in South America, feeds many waterways, including the Catatumbo River. A real heavenly extravaganza unfolds over the mouth of this river throughout the year - here lightning flashes 260 days a year, and a thunderstorm occurs. The most "fruitful" months with lightning are May and October.
It is dangerous to be in this area during a thunderstorm - it can be struck by lightning. Scientists have calculated that 1 sq. km there are up to 250 lightning strikes a year. There were cases when in 1 minute the sky was illuminated by flashes of lightning 25-30 times.
The thunderstorm at the mouth of the Catatumbo at night looks especially spectacular. In the past, ship captains navigated this natural phenomenon in the dark, calling it the "Maracaibo Lighthouse."
