Lower California

[ loh-er ]

/ ˈloʊ ər /

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Words nearby Lower California

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How to use Lower California in a sentence

For a long time after this failure to settle upon the coast, the Spanish came to Lower California for the pearl-fisheries.
Stories of California|Ella M. Sexton
On the waters of Mexico and Lower California, however, they are met with in good numbers.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne
From another hill to the south he saw before his eyes the sandy stretches of Lower California.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
Quite common in southern California and much more so in Lower California.
Western Bird Guide|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. Brasher

These are large, awkward looking birds, and are not uncommon in their somewhat restricted range in Lower California.
Western Bird Guide|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. Brasher

British Dictionary definitions for Lower California

Lower California

noun

a mountainous peninsula of NW Mexico, between the Pacific and the Gulf of California: administratively divided into the states of Baja California (or Baja California Norte) and Baja California SurSpanish name: Baja California

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