California (disambiguation)


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California can refer to many places and things. Among them include the following:

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Places in North America

  • California, one of the 50 states of the United States.
  • Baja California, one of the 31 states of Mexico. Formerly known as North Territory of Baja California.
  • Baja California Sur, one of the 31 states of Mexico. Formerly known as South Territory of Baja California.
  • Baja California Peninsula or Lower California peninsula, a peninsula of North America in the west of Mexico.
  • Gulf of California, the body of water between Baja California Peninsula and the rest of Mexico.
Places in the state of California
Historical entities
  • California Republic, a short-lived independent state founded by American rebels against Mexico in 1846
  • Alta California, the northern part of the California region of New Spain and Mexico, formed as a separate territory in 1804 and acquired by the United States in 1848.
  • Baja California (territory), the southern part of the California region of New Spain and Mexico, formed as a separate territory in 1804. In 1930 the territory was separated into North and South territories.
  • Las Californias, the wider region along the west coast of North America during Spanish and Mexican rule.
  • Island of California, an early geographical misconception that the Baja California Peninsula was an island.
Other U.S. locations
Canada

Places in Central America

Places in South America

Places in the Caribbean

  • California, Trinidad, a settlement in central Trinidad

Places in Europe

Astronomy

Names of ships

Flora and Fauna

Entertainment

See also List of songs about California

Personal names

Other

  • Volkswagen California, a passenger van manufactured by German automaker Volkswagen AG, based on Volkswagen Multivan
  • Moto Guzzi California, a Touring motorcycle of Italian motorcycle maker Moto Guzzi
  • Ferrari California, a convertible car produced by Ferrari
  • California class cruiser, a set of two of nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers operated by the United States Navy between 1974 and 1998.
  • California Condor
  • California Screamin' the attraction at Disney's California Adventure theme park.
  • California (Mountain View), a motorcycle brand from Mountain View, California.
  • California Motor Company, a historical motorcycle brand from San Francisco, California from 1901 to 1903

See also

  • All pages beginning with California
  • Kalifornien
  • Kalifornija, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast






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