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In the portions of it in the northern part it is called a hurricane (or huracan, as the spanish word goes). South of the equator hurricane-like storms (called tropical cyclones as the generic term) are extremely rare with only one storm reaching hurricane intensity. It was called Cyclone Catarina.
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Which area is not hurricane prone in north or south America?
South America is not prone to hurricanes.
Does a hurricane form over the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and South America?
Yes
Have there been hurricanes south of the equator?
When is Hurricane season in south america? The section of South America within the northern hemisphere shares the June - October hurricane season of the northern Atlantic. However, because of the Coriolis effect, few hurricanes in this area make landfall in South America. In the southern hemisphere, the Pacific side of the continent has no recorded hurricanes. A single hurricane was recorded on the Atlantic side in 2004 - hurricane Catarina, which landed in the state of Catarina, Brazil.
What do you call grasslands in south America?
Pampas
What is the rarest hurricane in the world?
a typhoon in the southern atlantic, striking south america. its only happend once
What is hurricane by James berry about?
Destruction, Devastation, Death and Obliviation of the powerful forces of Hurricanes in South America.
What was the worst strucked part in America after hurricane Katrina?
South west Mississippi and south east Louisiana, especially the New Orleans area.
What is a Cuy?
What they call a Guinea pig in South America
What continent do Argentina call home?
South America
What do you call the grasslands in South America?
They are called The Pampas
What did they call the south during the civil war?
The South was called the Confederate States of America.
What is the most dangerous hurricane in America?
Hurricane katrina
