California (disambiguation)

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

[edit] 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

• California City, California
• University of California, Berkeley - may be referred to as California or Cal, particularly in reference to its sports teams
• California Speedway in Fontana, California
• Disney's California Adventure Park

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, the southern part of the California region of New Spain and Mexico, and occupied the whole Baja California peninsula, formed as a separate territory in 1804, in 1931 was split 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.
  • See also Origin of the name California.

Other U.S. locations

• California, Kentucky
• California, Louisville, a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky
• California, Maine
• California, Maryland
• California, Michigan
• California, Missouri
• California, North Carolina
• California, Ohio
• California, Pennsylvania

Canada

• California, New Brunswick
  • Lower California (New Brunswick)
• California, Lanark County, Ontario
• California, Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario
• New California, Ontario

[edit] Places in South America, Central America and the Caribbean

• Brazil
  • Califórnia, state in Paraná
• Colombia
  • California, Santander a municipality in the Santander Department
• El Salvador:
  • California, Usulután
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • California, a settlement in central Trinidad, on the Southern Main Road, immediately south of Couva and Point Lisas

[edit] Places in Europe

• Germany:
  • Kalifornien, a district of Schönberg (Holstein),
• Italy:
  • California, Lecco, Lombardy
  • Campofiorenzo-California, Lecco, Lombardy
  • California, Castelfranco Emilia, Emilia Romagna, Modena
  • La California a village in the municipality of Bibbona in Tuscany, province of Livorno
  • California, Lesmo, Milan
  • Nouva California, Ardea, Rome
  • California, Gosaldo - locality in the province of Belluno
• The Netherlands:
  • Californië a tiny settlement in Gelderland
  • Californië a tiny settlement in Limburg
• United Kingdom:
  • California, Berkshire
  • California, Buckinghamshire
  • California, Derby
  • California, Falkirk
  • California, Norfolk
  • California, Suffolk, a suburb of Ipswich
• Russian Federation:
  • Kalifornija, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

[edit] Astronomy

• 341 California, an asteroid
• California Nebula (NGC 1499), an emission nebula in the constellation Perseus

[edit] Names of ships

• T.S.S. California
• USS California
• California (Dutch Ship)
• SS Californian, a British ship
• California is a name of Ocean Liner from 1923 and 1928

[edit] Flora and Fauna

• California poppy, the California state flower
• California quail, the California state bird
• California spiny lobster, a spiny lobster that lives off the coast of the Mexican and the U.S. states
• California condor, a bird of prey
• California Sea Lion, a coastal sea lion.
• California yellowjacket (Vespula sulphurea), a yellowjacket

[edit] Entertainment

• California (American Music Club album), 1988 album by American Music Club
• California (Mr. Bungle album), a 1999 album by Mr. Bungle
• "California" (Belinda Carlisle song), a song by Belinda Carlisle from her 1996 album A Woman and a Man
• "California" (song), a song by Phantom Planet from their 2002 album The Guest
• "California" (Mylène Farmer song), a 1996 single by French singer Mylène Farmer from her album Anamorphosée
• California (band), pop group featuring Les Fradkin which recorded for Laurie Records between 1973 and 1985.
• California Dreamin', a song by The Mamas & The Papas
• Dani California, a song by Red Hot Chili Peppers from their album Stadium Arcadium
• California (game), a game from society of Michael Schacht, issued in 2006 for Abacus
• California Games, a video game from 1987
• California Suite (film), an American film from 1978
• California (1944 film), a film directed by Frank Ryan
• California (1946 film), a film starring John Farrow with Ray Milland, Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Fitzgerald
• California (1977 film), a film directed by Michele Lupo
• California (Gianna Nannini album)
• Knots Landing, a television series from 1979 to 1993, suburbs in California

See also List of songs about California and Hotel California

• The Orange County, California an American television series, formally known as The O.C.

[edit] Personal names

• California Molefe, a Botswanan sprinter runner
• Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe), one of the original members of the rock group Spirit

[edit] 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

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