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For instance, a Spanish map from 1548 depicts California as a peninsula, [8] while a 1622 Dutch map depicts California as an island. [citation needed] A 1626 Portuguese map depicts the land as a peninsula, [citation needed] while a 1630 British map depicts it as an island. [9] A French map from 1682 only shows the tip of the Baja Peninsula.
The Cascadia subduction zone is a 960 km (600 mi) fault at a convergent plate boundary, about 100–200 km (70–100 mi) off the Pacific coast, that stretches from northern Vancouver Island in Canada to Northern California in the United States
Vista's sphere of influence also includes portions of unincorporated San Diego County to the north and east, with a county island in the central west. [9] Located just 7 mi (11 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean, it has a Mediterranean climate. Much of Vista's current territory was once part the Mexican land grants Rancho Buena Vista and Rancho ...
A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.
The road is an expressway from its starting point until it approaches Martinez, at which point it becomes a full freeway (the California Delta Highway) passing Concord, Pittsburg, and Antioch. The John Muir National Historic Site is located directly north of Route 4 on Alhambra Avenue in Martinez .
State Route 371 (SR 371) is a state highway in Riverside County, California, serving as a 20.75-mile (33.39 km) connector from SR 79 near Aguanga to SR 74 near Anza. The highway crosses through the private community of Lake Riverside, as well as Cahuilla and the Cahuilla Indian Reservation. It is the primary road running through Anza but mostly ...
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The counties of Contra Costa and Sacramento organized a joint highway district in November 1925 to fund an improvement of the northern approach from Rio Vista; [21] the concrete highway was completed in July 1927, creating a fully paved continuous route between Sacramento and the bay. [22] Looking south along Highway 160 on Sherman Island.