Tropical cyclones are called "hurricanes" if they are over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or the Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line.
If they are over the North Pacific west of the Date Line, they are "typhoons."
Everywhere else, including the Indian Ocean, they are called "cyclones."
Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclones winds circle the storm's center in a clockwise direction
Northern Hemisphere storms are counterclockwise
Jerry Johnson
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