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Top 5 windiest places on Earth (high sustained winds)

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The 5 windiest places on Earth (high sustained winds) by average / extreme wind speed: Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, Cape Denison, Antarctica, and more.

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  1. 1

    Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica

    avg ~80 km/h, gusts >240 km/h

  2. 2

    Cape Denison, Antarctica

    avg ~70 km/h

  3. 3

    Mount Washington, USA

    recorded gust 372 km/h

  4. 4

    Barrow Island, Australia

    recorded gust 408 km/h (cyclone)

  5. 5

    Wellington, New Zealand

    avg ~27 km/h (windiest major city)