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Under the Dome is an American science-fiction horror mystery drama television series. It premiered on CBS on June 24, 2013 [1] and concluded on September 10, 2015. [2] The series was developed by Brian K. Vaughan and loosely based on Stephen King's 2009 novel Under the Dome.
Initially, the Spanish occupation of the island proceeded without bloodshed. The natives of Puna were a warrior people who, reluctantly bowing before the might of the Inca Empire, had intermittently accepted the status of tributary state, though periods of friction and even open warfare had frequently erupted with the Incas out on the mainland.
The vegetation with the puna grassland displays complex patterns of spatial variation, despite the low cover and overall density. [9] The puna belt which ranges from wet puna in the north of the Andes to dry puna to the southwestern Andes is composed mostly by poaceae (Grasses) and shrubs of the asteraceae (daisy) family. [10]
Puna is one of the 9 districts of Hawaii County on the Island of Hawaiʻi (Big Island; County of Hawaiʻi). It is located on the windward side (east side) of the island and shares borders with South Hilo district in the north and Kaʻū district in the west. [ 1 ]
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Central Andean dry puna is home to Polylepis species, including the Polylepis tarapacana, which is the woody plant that grows at the highest elevations in the world. [ 1 ] The genera Menonvillea , Nototriche , Pycnophyllum , and Werneria are characteristic of the dry puna.
The Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) is a geothermal energy power plant on the island of Hawaii, the largest island in the state of Hawaii. The plant was shut down shortly after the start of the May 2018 lower Puna eruption , and resumed power generation in November 2020. [ 1 ]
The Battle of Puná, fought on the island in April 1531, was an engagement of Francisco Pizarro's during the Spanish conquest of Peru.It was fought by the Spanish conquistadores allied with the natives of Tumbez, against their rivals, the people of Puná.