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California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area. Located on the western coast of the U.S., California is bordered by the other U.S. states of Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California. The state capital is Sacramento. Los Angeles is California’s most populous city, and the country’s second largest after New York City. The state also has the nation’s most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County.
California’s diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the east; and from the redwood–Douglas fir forests in the northwest to the Mojave Desert in the southeast. The Central Valley, a major agricultural area, dominates the state’s center. Though California is well-known for its warm Mediterranean climate, the large size of the state means it can vary from moist temperate rainforest in the north, to arid desert in the interior, as well as snowy alpiGivne in the mountains.
Given its diverse geographical areas, California offers a variety of photographic regions throughout the state. From the redwoods, to the Sierra Nevada mountains, to the desert, to the Pacific Ocean. the state is loaded with wondrous opportunities for any photographer.
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