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Half Dome Rock at Sundown, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
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Path Through Redwoods of Cathedral Grove, Muir Woods National Monument, California, USA
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Winter Covers El Capitan and Bridal Vale Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park, California, USA Photographic Print
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Two People Fishing in Boat at Dawn, Lake San Marcos, California, USA
Two People Fishing in Boat at Dawn, Lake San Marcos, California, USA Photographic Print
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Downtown at Dusk, San Francisco, California, USA
Downtown at Dusk, San Francisco, California, USA Photographic Print
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Bicycle Rider on Long and Winding Road, Mount Tamalpais, California, USA
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Tufa Formations in Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve, Mono Lake, California, USA
Tufa Formations in Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve, Mono Lake, California, USA Photographic Print
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Snow Covered Mountain in Sierra Nevada, California, USA
Snow Covered Mountain in Sierra Nevada, California, USA Photographic Print
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Point Bonita Lighthouse, California, USA
Point Bonita Lighthouse, California, USA Photographic Print
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Cattlemen Riding Horses along a Road at Rancho Sisquoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Cattlemen Riding Horses along a Road at Rancho Sisquoc, Santa Barbara, California, USA Photographic Print
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California, CA

 

The State of California is the most populous state of the United States. Located on the Pacific coast of North America, it is bordered by Oregon, Nevada and Arizona in the United States, and Baja California in Mexico. Its capital is Sacramento.

 

The state's four largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco. California is known for its diverse climate and geography, and ethnically diverse population.

 

The state has 58 counties. Alta California was first colonized by the Spanish Empire in 1769, and after Mexican independence in 1821, continued as part of Mexico. Following one brief week as the independent California Republic in 1846, and the conclusion of the Mexican-American war in 1848, California was annexed by the United States and was admitted to the Union as the thirty-first state on September 9, 1850.

 

California is the third largest state by area in the U.S., and if it were a country, it would be the 59th largest in the world - larger than Germany, Italy, and Japan.

 

The state's size gives it a diverse geography, which ranges from sandy and rocky beaches of the Pacific coast, to the rugged snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, to desert areas in the southeast and the forests of the northwest.

 

The central portion of the state is dominated by the Central Valley, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world.

 

The Sierra Nevada contains Yosemite Valley, famous for its glacially-carved domes, and Sequoia National Park, home to the largest living organisms on Earth, the giant sequoia trees, and the highest point in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney.

 

The tallest living things on Earth, the ancient redwood trees, dot the coastline, mainly north of San Francisco. California is also home to the second lowest and hottest place in the Western Hemisphere, Death Valley. Bristlecone pines located in the White Mountains are the oldest known trees in the world; one has an age of 4,700 years.

 

The California Gold Rush, beginning in 1848, dramatically changed California with an influx of population and an economic boom, and San Francisco became a financial and cultural center. The early 20th century was marked by Los Angeles becoming the center of the entertainment industry, in addition to the growth of a large tourism sector in the state.

 

The Central Valley is home to California's agricultural industry, the largest of any state. Other major industries include aerospace and petroleum, computer and information technology. California's ranks among the ten largest economies in the world, and were it a separate country, it would be 35th amongst the most populous countries behind Kenya.

 

Geography

 

California borders the Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and the Mexican state of Baja California. With an area of 160,000 mi˛ (411,000 km˛) it is the third largest state in the United States and is a little larger than Germany in size.

 

California's geography is rich, complex, and varied. In the middle of the state lies the California Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Cascade Range in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south.

 

The Central Valley is California's agricultural heartland and grows approximately one-third of the nation's food. Divided in two by the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the northern portion, the Sacramento Valley serves as the watershed of the Sacramento River, while the southern portion, the San Joaquin Valley is the watershed for the San Joaquin River; both areas derive its name from the rivers that transit them. With dredging, the Sacramento and the San Joaquin Rivers have remained sufficiently deep that several inland cities are seaports.

 

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta serves as a critical water supply hub for the state.

 

Water is routed through an extensive network of canals and pumps out of the delta, that traverse nearly the length of the state, including the Central Valley Project, and the State Water Project.

 

Water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta provides drinking water for nearly 23 million people, almost two-thirds of the state's population, and provides water to farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley.

 

The Channel Islands are located off the southern coast. Golden rolling hills of CaliforniaThe Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snowy range") include the highest peak in the contiguous forty-eight states, Mount Whitney, at 14,505 ft (4,421 m), Yosemite National Park, and the deep freshwater lake, Lake Tahoe, the largest lake in the state by volume.

 

To the east of the Sierra Nevada are Owens Valley and Mono Lake, an essential migratory bird habitat. In the western part of the state is Clear Lake, the largest freshwater lake by area entirely in California. Though Lake Tahoe is larger, it is divided by the California, Nevada border

 

The Sierra Nevada falls to Arctic temperatures in winter and has several dozen small glaciers, including Palisade Glacier, the southernmost glacier in the United States.

 

Rolling hills of California. About 35% of the state's total surface area is covered by forests, and California's diversity of pine species is unmatched by any other state. California contains more forestland than any other state except Alaska. In the south is a large inland salt lake, the Salton Sea.

 

Deserts in California make up about 25% of the total surface area. The south-central desert is called the Mojave; to the northeast of the Mojave lies Death Valley, which contains the lowest, hottest point in North America, Badwater Flat.

 

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "California".

 


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