UPSC 2015GeographyModerate

In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?

a
Sea surface temperatures are low
b
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs
c
Coriolis force is too weak
d
Absence of land in those regions
ClimatologyTropical CyclonesTropical cyclonesSouth AtlanticSouth-Eastern Pacifictropical latitudesInter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)Coriolis forcesea surface temperatures

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