puna
Speech parts
1. puna - Noun
2. Puna - Proper noun
Meaning
puna (plural punas)
An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.
Puna (plural Punas)
Alternative form of puna
Puna
Altiplano, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile.
Puna
A district in the east-southeast portion of the island of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii, United States.
Puna
An island off the coast of southern Ecuador.
Puna
A village in Punjab, Pakistan.
Puna
Alternative spelling of Poona, a major city and district of Maharashtra, India.
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At the Puna power plant, construction of the electrical substation and transmission lines is completed, and the power plant is currently connected to the transmission lines.
“At 112 PM HST, radar indicated areas of moderate to heavy rain developing over a large portion of the Big Island, with the heaviest rain affecting the Puna and Hilo districts,” forecasters wrote at 1:18 p.m. on Sunday.
At 4:21 p.m. HST, forecasters said, radar indicated heavy rain over Hilo and Puna districts.
At higher elevations from convert, the Puna ecoregion, the temperature varies from convert during the night versus convert during the day.
Some areas of the plains territories encompass territory east of the Andes, and the Patagonian steppes and Magellan, or are high plateaus surrounded by high mountain ranges, such as the Altiplano or Puna de Atacama.
As you might know, Hawaii Island is experiencing volcanic activity in the Puna District, with multiple eruptions and hundreds of earthquakes during the past few weeks.