Question: In what area did the Cyclones Pam and Orson occure?
Context: St. Andrew Strait is a volcano in Papua New Guinea that has had eruptions in historical times.  The volcano is not linked to any tectonic plates, the volcano is also in an area of very little earthquakes, this suggests that St. Andrew Strait is an Intraplate volcano.  It consists of a group of Quaternary volcanic cones that are mainly rhyolitic in composition.  The volcanism is curved, suggesting that the volcano has an ancient caldera.  The centre of the volcano is Lou Island.  Lou island last erupted in 240 BC (give or take 100 years) and 340 AD, both eruptions came from the Bendal volcano.  Lou island is the largest eruptive centre of the volcano, with 6 volcanic vents.  Also the Pam islands (Pam Lin and Pam Mandian) also contain fresh deposits.  Historic eruptions have come from the Tuluman Islands. The 1949 Pacific typhoon season is an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form in the western Pacific Ocean.  The season runs throughout 1949, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October.  The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator between 100°E and 180th meridian.  Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean, there are two separate agencies that assign names to tropical cyclones which can often result in a cyclone having two names.  The Japan Meteorological Agency  will name a tropical cyclone should it be judged to have 10-minute sustained wind speeds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph) anywhere in the basin, whilst the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration  assigns names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N–25°N regardless of whether or not a tropical cyclone has already been given a name by the JMA.  Tropical depressions that are monitored by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center  are given a number with a "W" suffix. The 1948 Pacific typhoon season is an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form in the western Pacific Ocean.  The season runs throughout 1948, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October.  The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator between 100°E and 180th meridian.  Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean, there are two separate agencies that assign names to tropical cyclones which can often result in a cyclone having two names.  The Japan Meteorological Agency  will name a tropical cyclone should it be judged to have 10-minute sustained wind speeds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph) anywhere in the basin, whilst the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration  assigns names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N–25°N regardless of whether or not a tropical cyclone has already been given a name by the JMA.  Tropical depressions that are monitored by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center  are given a number with a "W" suffix. Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam was the second most intense tropical cyclone of the south Pacific Ocean in terms of sustained winds and is regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Vanuatu.  A total of 15–16 people lost their lives either directly or indirectly as a result of Pam with many others injured.  The storm's impacts were also felt, albeit to a lesser extent, to other islands in the South Pacific, most notably the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and New Zealand.  Pam is the third most intense storm of the South Pacific Ocean according to pressure, after Winston of 2016 and Zoe of 2002.  In addition, Pam is tied with Orson, Monica and Fantala for having the second strongest ten-minute maximum sustained winds of any cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere.  Thousands of homes, schools and buildings were damaged or destroyed, with an estimated 3,300 people displaced as a result. This timeline documents all of the events of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season, the period that tropical cyclones formed in the Western Pacific Ocean during 2012.  Most of these tropical cyclones formed between May and November 2012.  The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator between 100°E and the International Date Line.  Tropical storms that form in the entire Western Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).  Tropical depressions that form in this basin are given a number with a "W" suffix by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).  In addition, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones (including tropical depressions) that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility.  These names, however, are not in common use outside of the Philippines. The 2009–10 Australian region cyclone season was a below average tropical cyclone season, with eight tropical cyclones forming compared to an average of 12.  The season began on 1 November 2009 and ran through until it end on 30 April 2010.  The Australian region is defined as being to south of the equator, between the 90th meridian east and 160th meridian east.  Tropical cyclones in this area are monitored by five Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWC's): Jakarta, Port Moresby, Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane, each of which have the power to name a tropical cyclone.  The TCWC's in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane are run by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, who designate significant tropical lows with a number and the U suffix.  The Joint Typhoon Warning Center also issues unofficial warnings for the region, designating significant tropical cyclones with the "S" suffix when they form west of 135°E, and the "P" suffix when they form east of 135°E. This timeline documents all of the events of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season which was the period that tropical cyclones formed in the Western Pacific Ocean during 2009, with most of the tropical cyclones forming between May and November.  The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator between 100°E and the International Date Line.  Tropical storms that form in the entire Western Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Japan Meteorological Agency.  Tropical depressions that form in this basin are given a number with a "W" suffix by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center.  In addition, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones (including tropical depressions) that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility.  These names, however, are not in common use outside of the Philippines. Since 1963, there have been three agencies who have named tropical cyclones within the north western Pacific Ocean which has often resulted in a cyclone having two names.  From 1945 to 2000 the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center assigned names to tropical cyclones before the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), took over the naming of tropical cyclones in 2000.  Both agencies assigned names to tropical cyclones when they intensified into a tropical storm.  Since 1963 the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has assigned local names to a tropical cyclone should it move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N-25°N even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it.  All three agencies that have assigned names to tropical cyclones within the Western Pacific have retired the names of significant tropical cyclones, with PAGASA retiring names if a cyclone has caused at least ₱ in damage and or have caused at least 300 deaths within the Philippines.  Since 1963 the naming lists have been revised in 1979, 1985, 2001 and 2005 for various reasons including to help minimize confusion in the historical records and to remove the names that might have negative associations with real persons.  Within this list all information with regards to intensity is taken from while the system was in the Philippine area of responsibility and is thus taken from PAGASA's archives, rather than the JTWC or JMA's archives. A South American hurricane is a tropical cyclone that affects the continent of South America or its countries.  The continent is rarely affected by tropical cyclones, though most storms to hit the area are formed in the North Atlantic Ocean. </onlyinclude> Typically, strong upper level winds and its proximity to the equator prevents North Atlantic impacts.  No tropical cyclone has ever affected the Pacific side of South America.  Although conditions are typically too hostile for many storms to hit the area from the South Atlantic Ocean, there have been a few tropical cyclones to affect land.  Based on climatology, northern Venezuela and Colombia have a 1 to 5% chance of a hurricane strike in any given year, while all locations south of 10° N have less than a 1% chance of a direct hit.  A total of 43 tropical cyclones have affected the continent since 1588. Severe Tropical Cyclone Orson was the fourth most intense cyclone ever recorded in the Australian region.  Forming out of a tropical low on 17 April 1989, Orson gradually intensified as it tracked towards the west.  After attaining Category 5 intensity on 20 April, the storm began to track southward and accelerated.  The following day, the cyclone reached its peak intensity with winds of 250 km/h (155 mph ) and a barometric pressure of 904 hPa (mbar).  Orson maintained this intensity for nearly two days before making landfall near Dampier.  The cyclone rapidly weakened after landfall as it accelerated to the southeast.  After moving into the Great Australian Bight on 24 April, the storm dissipated.
Answer: South Pacific