Puna

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Puna may refer to:

  • Puna (geography), one of the eight physiographic regions of Peru
  • Puna (mythology), the king of Hiti-marama or of Vavau in the Tuamotu legend of Rata
  • Puna (wind), a type of wind in the Andes
  • Puna, Hawaii, a district in the east-southeast portion of the Island of Hawaiʻi
  • Puná Island, an island off the coast of southern Ecuador
    • Battle of Puná, a battle fought between Spanish conquistadors and Puná natives
  • Puna grassland, a type of grassland in the central part of the high Andes
  • Altiplano or Puna, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile
  • Maihueniopsis or Puna, a cactus genus

[edit] See also

  • Poona or Pune, the second-largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra