Tropical Cyclone Zones
OceansPhysical EnvironmentAreas of the world affected by tropical cyclones. In the Americas, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes; in the western Pacific Ocean, they are known as typhoons; and in the Indian Ocean, they are known as cyclones.
natureA map illustrates global tropical cyclone zones, indicating areas where tropical typhoons, cyclones, and hurricanes form.
Areas shaded in blue represent tropical cyclone zones, predominantly found over parts of the tropical or subtropical Atlantic, Indian, western Pacific, and eastern Pacific oceans. These storms form in specific regions: Atlantic Ocean: Including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and extending towards the eastern United States and parts of Central America. Indian Ocean: Covering areas around the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Western Pacific Ocean: Extending from the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia to the eastern coasts of China and Japan. Eastern Pacific Ocean: Including the coastal regions of Mexico and parts of Central America. Southern Hemisphere: Affecting regions around Madagascar, parts of Australia, the South Pacific islands (Fiji, Samoa), and the eastern coasts of Africa.
Tropical Cyclone Zones | Class | Rank | Percent of land | Arches | Aulavik National Park of Canada | Auyuittuq National Park of Canada | Badlands | Banff National Park of Canada | Bering Land Bridge National Park | Big Bend | Canyonlands | Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada | Capitol Reef | Channel Islands | Congaree | Crater Lake | Death Valley | Denali | Everglades | Fundy National Park of Canada | Glacier Bay | Glacier National Park of Canada | Glacier | Grand Canyon | Grand Teton | Great Basin | Great Sand Dunes | Great Smoky Mountains | Gros Morne National Park of Canada | Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve of Canada and Haida Heritage Site | Haleakala | Hawai'i Volcanoes | Isle Royale | Ivvavik National Park of Canada | Jasper National Park of Canada | Joshua Tree | Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada | Kenai Fjords | Kings Canyon | Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada | Kobuk Valley | Kootenay National Park of Canada | Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada | Lassen Volcanic | Mammoth Cave | Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve | Mount Rainier | Nááts'ihch'oh National Park Reserve of Canada | Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada | North Cascades | Olympic | Parc national Kuururjuaq | Parc national Tursujuq | Prince Albert National Park of Canada | Pukaskwa National Park of Canada | Qausuittuq National Park of Canada | Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada | Redwood | Riding Mountain National Park of Canada | Rocky Mountain | Saguaro | Shenandoah | Sirmilik National Park of Canada | Theodore Roosevelt | Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada | Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada | Ukkusiksalik National Park of Canada | Vuntut National Park of Canada | Wapusk National Park of Canada | Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada | Yellowstone | Yoho National Park of Canada | Yosemite | Zion | |
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| 1.51% | 0.132% | 1.27% | 0.759% | 0.211% | 0.921% | 0.777% | 0.422% | 0.602% | 1.74% | 0.414% | 0.108% | 0.118% | 0.283% | 1.93% | 1.58% | 2.68% | 0.241% | 0.595% | 0.127% | 1.09% | 1.65% | 0.426% | 0.115% | 0.316% | 0.934% | 0.426% | 0.112% | 0.380% | 7.64% | 0.404% | 2.50% | 1.59% | 0.737% | 0.681% | 0.139% | 0.837% | 4.12% | 0.527% | 0.129% | 0.277% | 0.115% | 0.152% | 2.69% | 0.544% | 0.314% | 1.87% | 1.18% | 2.07% | 0.319% | 1.85% | 0.603% | 0.169% | 0.597% | 3.97% | 0.113% | 0.423% | 0.399% | 0.108% | 0.738% | 1.16% | 0.137% | 2.69% | 1.55% | 0.646% | 1.08% | 1.76% | 1.98% | 1.35% | 0.127% | 0.741% | 0.258% | ||||