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  2. California - Wikipedia

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    California (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr n j ə ˌ-n i. ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-FORN-yə, -⁠ FOR-nee-ə) is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south.

  3. Culture of California - Wikipedia

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    The culture of California is tied to the culture of the United States as a whole. However, there are features that are unique to California. With roots in the cultures of Spain, Asia, Mexico, and the eastern United States, California integrates foods, languages and traditions from all over the world. Spain had explored the present state during ...

  4. Empire Mine State Historic Park - Wikipedia

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    Empire Mine State Historic Park. /  39.20361°N 121.04278°W  / 39.20361; -121.04278. Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Grass Valley, California, U.S. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places, a federal Historic District, and a California Historical ...

  5. California State University, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a public university in Los Angeles, California.It is part of the California State University system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degree programs, 122 master's degree programs, and 4 doctoral degrees: the Doctor of Philosophy in special education (in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles), Doctor of ...

  6. Coastal California - Wikipedia

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    Coastal California is heavily influenced by east–west distances to the dominant cold California Current as well as microclimates. Due to hills and coast ranges having strong meteorological effects, summer and winter temperatures (other than occasional heat waves) are heavily moderated by ocean currents and fog with strong seasonal lags ...

  7. Deserts of California - Wikipedia

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    Geography. There are three main deserts in California: the Mojave Desert, the Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin Desert.: 408 The Mojave Desert is bounded by the Tehachapi Mountains on the northwest, the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains on the south, and extends eastward to California's borders with Arizona and Nevada; it also forms portions of northwest Arizona.

  8. Columbia State Historic Park - Wikipedia

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    October 15, 1966 [1] Designated NHLD. July 4, 1961 [2] Columbia State Historic Park, also known as Columbia Historic District, is a state park unit and National Historic Landmark District preserving historic downtown Columbia, California, United States. It includes almost 30 buildings built during the California Gold Rush, most of which remain ...

  9. Riverside, California - Wikipedia

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    FIPS code. 06-62000. GNIS feature IDs. 1661315, 2410965. Website. riversideca .gov. Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. [10] It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and in Riverside ...

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