Baja California

American  

[bah-hah kal-uh-fawr-nyuh, -fawr-nee-uh, bah-hah kah-lee-fawr-nyah] / ˈbɑ hɑ ˌkæl əˈfɔr njə, -ˈfɔr ni ə, ˈbɑ hɑ ˌkɑ liˈfɔr njɑ /

noun

1. a narrow peninsula in northwestern Mexico between the Gulf of California and the Pacific, forming two territories of Mexico. 55,634 sq. mi. (144,090 sq. km). Mexicali (Northern Territory) and La Paz (Southern Territory).

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Baja California British  

/ ˈbaehɑ /

noun

1. the Spanish name for Lower California

2. short for Baja California Norte

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Baja California

A record-shattering hurricane season in the eastern Pacific has been battering Mexico’s Pacific coast, bringing death and destruction to states including Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima and Baja California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Baja California Peninsula has also been battered by a series of powerful storms — first Polo and then Rachel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Flooded streets following the arrival of Hurricane Polo in the town of Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on 29 September.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The verdict was handed down on Friday in the Mexican state of Baja California.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Uncle Antonio told her of the deserts in Baja California, describing them as terrible places of heat, sand, and bare rocks, with no water to be found.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

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