Baja California

geographical name

Ba·​ja California ˈbä-(ˌ)hä How to pronounce Baja California (audio)
peninsula 760 miles (1216 kilometers) long in northwestern Mexico between the Pacific and the Gulf of California; divided into the states of Baja California (to the north; capital Mexicali area 27,071 square miles, or 70,114 square kilometers, population 3,155,070) and Baja California Sur \ -​ˈsu̇r How to pronounce Baja California (audio) \ (to the south; capital La Paz area 28,447 square miles, or 73,678 square kilometers, population 637,026)

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“Baja California.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baja%20California. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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