What is the name given to a tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific?
Cyclone
Hurricane
Typhoon
Willy-Willy
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– **Cyclone:** Used in the North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) and the South Pacific/Indian Ocean.
– **Hurricane:** Used in the Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Pacific Ocean, and South Pacific east of the International Date Line.
– **Typhoon:** Used in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, west of the International Date Line.
– **Willy-Willy:** An informal term sometimes used for tropical cyclones off the northwest coast of Australia.