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About Commonwealth Bay: Commonwealth Bay is officially recognised as the windiest place on Earth. Its winds are 'katabatic' — cold, heavy air rushing downhill off the ice. Explorer Douglas Mawson called his base here 'the Home of the Blizzard'. The wind blows so often it is hard to even stand up outside
Location: The coast of East Antarctica · Country: Antarctica · Wind Speed: Averages about 80 km/h (50 mph); gusts often top 240 km/h (150 mph) · Why So Windy: Heavy cold air slides down the ice sheet and roars out to sea (katabatic wind) · Record: Listed by Guinness and National Geographic as the windiest place on Earth · Nature: Icy, rocky Antarctic coast lashed by near-constant wind · People: Early explorers built a hut here and called it 'the Home of the Blizzard' · World Rank: The windiest place on Earth