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Baja California

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Ba·ja California  (bähä) also Lower California
A mountainous peninsula of western Mexico extending south-southeast between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California south of the U.S. border. It was first explored by the Spanish in the 1530s.

Baja California [ˈbaehɑɑ]
n
(Placename) the Spanish name for Lower California
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Noun1.Baja California - a mountainous peninsula on northwest MexicoBaja California - a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico
Akwa'ala - a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in Baja California
Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
Tijuana - a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights


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The center of the storm, which was still packing maximum sustained winds of 70 miles (110 kilometers) per hour, was forecast to pass near the southern tip of Baja California late Tuesday or early Wednesday, the NHC added.
The center of the storm, which was still packing maximum sustained winds of 70 miles (110 kilometers) per hour, was forecast to pass near the southern tip of Baja California late Tuesday or early Wednesday, the NHC added.
MEXICO CITY, October 17 , SPA -- Hurricane Rick quickly strengthened into an A1/2extremely dangerouse Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday and forecasters said it could strike the Baja California Peninsula in about five days, according to AP.
 
 
 
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