Puna
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Puna may refer to:
- Puna grasslandPuna grasslandThe Puna grassland ecoregion, of the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America. It is considered one of the eight Natural Regions in Peru, but extends south as far as northern Argentina and Chile....
, a type of grassland in the central part of the high Andes - Puna (mythology)Puna (mythology)In the Polynesian mythology of the Tuamotu archipelago in the South Pacific, Puna is the king of Hiti-marama or of Vavau, depending on the story....
, the king of Hiti-marama or of Vavau in the Tuamotu legend of Rata - Puna (wind)Puna (wind)The icy wind sweeping the mineral-rich plateaus of the Puna, a high plateau region, between ridges of the Andes in Peru and Bolivia....
, a type of wind in the Andes - Puna, HawaiiPuna, HawaiiPuna is one of the nine districts in Hawaii County, Big Island, Hawaii. The District of Puna is located on the easternmost portion of the island and shares borders to the north with the District of South Hilo and a border to the west with the District of Kaū...
, a district in the east-southeast portion of the Island of Hawaii - Puná IslandPuná IslandPuná Island is an Island off the coast of southern Ecuador at approximately 80 degrees west longitude and 3 degrees south latitude. It is located at the head of the Gulf of Guayaquil, south of the mouth of the Guayas River and the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city and chief port...
, an island off the coast of southern Ecuador- Battle of PunáBattle of PunáThe Battle of Puná, a peripheral engagement of Francisco Pizarro's conquest of Peru, was fought in April 1531 on the island of Puná in Ecuador. Pizarro's conquistadors, boasting superior weaponry and tactical skill, decisively defeated the island's indigenous inhabitants...
, a battle fought between Spanish conquistadors and Puná natives
- Battle of Puná
- AltiplanoAltiplanoThe Altiplano , in west-central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside of Tibet...
or Puna, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile - MaihueniopsisMaihueniopsisMaihueniopsis is a genus of the cactus family , containing 18 species.The former genus Puna R.Kiesling is now synonym to Maihueniopsis....
or Puna, a cactus genus - Puna de AtacamaPuna de AtacamaThe Puna de Atacama or Atacama Plateau is an arid high plateau averaging about above sea level and spanning an area of , in the Andes of northern Chile and Argentina and southwest Bolivia. Before the War of the Pacific , the region belonged to Bolivia. In 1898 it was ceded to Argentina in...
- Puna, PakistanPuna, PakistanPuna is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 29°40'57N 72°10'12E with an altitude of 111 metres ....
, village in Punjab, Pakistan
See also
- Poona or Pune, the second-largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra