Baja California

[ bah-hah kal-uh-fawr-nyuh, -fawr-nee-uh; Spanish bah-hah kah-lee-fawr-nyah ]

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).

Baja California

/ ˈbaehɑ /

noun

1. the Spanish name for Lower California
2. short for Baja California Norte

Example Sentences

California moray eels live in coral reefs from Point Conception in Santa Barbara County to southern Baja California in Mexico, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

From Los Angeles Times

The reasons for this predicted decrease are not entirely understood but warming sea surface temperatures off the coast of Baja California have been suggested as a possible explanation.

From Los Angeles Times

On the south side of the border, the Mexican military is rebuilding a crippled sewage treatment plant in Baja California that has discharged 40 million gallons of wastewater per day into the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times

Last October, my extended family spent a week in Todos Santos, in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, for a wedding.

From New York Times

Conditions on the West Coast may be calmer than last year, when a rare storm swirled off the coast of Baja California before making landfall in early August.

From Los Angeles Times