Bab el Mandeb strait, also know as Gate of Grief is located between the southern tip of Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and the east coast of Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The strait is often called the “Gate of Tears” in Arabic.

There is a type of cyclone that occurs in northern Australia known as a Willy-willy. Willy-willy is an informal term used in Australia for a tropical cyclone or a dust devil.

However, the more formal and commonly used term for a cyclone in Australia is just “Cyclone”.

List of common terms used for cyclones in different regions of the world:

1. Hurricane – North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific Ocean
2. Typhoon – Northwest Pacific Ocean
3. Cyclone – South Pacific and Indian Ocean
4. Willy-willy – Australia
5. Bagyo – Philippines
6. Tifon – Mexico
7. Tempestade – Brazil
8. Taifun – Japan
9. Topan – China
10. Orkan – Germany
11. Baguio – Northern Luzon, Philippines
12. Zalza – Madagascar
13. Uracan – Haiti