To conclude this gallery, the wet heart of north-east Queensland’s Wet Tropics bioregion, the mouth of the Russell River in foreground, Bellenden Ker Range in background.

In an island continent better known for its vast semi-arid landscapes, this is the wettest place.
The lowland plain here receives about 4 m of rain per year.
There is a rain guage on the Bellenden Ker ridge at 1,545 m elevation which has been maintained for over 50 years*; it shows an average annual rainfall of 8.16 m. That’s an average of 22 mm (just under an inch) per day.
Just peeping over the ridge at left of image is Mt Bartle Frere, 1,622 m tall. There is a better photo of it here: https://pbase.com/donfranklin/image/162066316
There is no rain gauge on the summit of Mt Bartle Frere. It is thought to receive about 10 m per year. That would make it one of the wettest places on earth.

* https://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=136&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_startYear=2025&p_c=-193953345&p_stn_num=031141