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karoo

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variants or karroo

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as in puna

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This high puna ecosystem, characterized by its harsh climate and sparse vegetation, is the natural territory of Peru’s national animal, the vicuña—a shy, elusive camelid renowned for having the world’s most luxurious wool.

— David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Deep wells or puna are cleaned of dirt and debris so the sea water that enters them through underground channels is clean and conducive to salt making.

— Deepa Bharath, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024

Definition of puna

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Smith Galer writes powerfully about the experiences of Kichwa speakers in the Ecuadorian highlands.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Over thousands of years, Martian winds have sculpted this volcanic sand into dunes that now ripple through the floor of Kaiser Crater, a 129-mile-wide (207-kilometer-wide) impact basin in the planet's southern highlands.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026

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Photos also helped the DNR better understand trends in the lives of many mammals and upland birds such as wild turkeys.

— Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
With seven miles of shoreline, the 892-acre park has plenty of space to explore tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests.

— Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

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In 2025, the company finalized an agreement with Baghdad to redevelop oil and gas resources in Kirkuk, covering the Baba and Avanah domes of the Kirkuk field and the nearby Bai Hassan, Jambur and Khabbaz fields.

— Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026
As the shift in the heat dome was happening, the wildfires erupted in Canada.

— Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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