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Pages in category "Valleys of California" The following 132 pages are in this category, out of 132 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adobe Gulch;
This is a list of regions of California, organized by location. Northern California Central California ... Temecula Valley; East County. Mountain Empire; South Bay ...
California's geography is largely defined by its central feature—the Central Valley, a huge, fertile valley between the coastal mountain ranges and the Sierra Nevada. The northern part of the Central Valley is called the Sacramento Valley , after its main river, and the southern part is called the San Joaquin Valley / ˌ s æ n w ɑː ˈ k ...
The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California, United States.It is 40–60 mi (60–100 km) wide and runs approximately 450 mi (720 km) from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the Pacific coast of the state.
Valleys of Riverside County, California (2 C, 24 P) S. Valleys of Sacramento County, California (2 P) Valleys of San Benito County, California (1 C, 7 P)
This list of current: cities; towns, unincorporated communities; counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of California. Information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper ZIP code bounds, if applicable are also included.
Imperial Valley, named after the Imperial Land Company: General Law 179,057: 4,175 sq mi (10,813 km 2) Inyo County: 027: Independence: 1866: Mono and Tulare: Exact etymology disputed; early settlers believed Inyo to be the native name for area mountains, but it may be the name of a Mono Indian leader. General Law 18,527: 10,192 sq mi (26,397 km ...
This was a period of intense mountain building in California when the folding and thrusting of the Earth's crust, combined with active volcanism, gave shape to the present state of California. Hence, Santa Clara Valley is a structural valley, created by mountain building, as opposed to an erosional valley, which is a valley that has undergone ...