Baja California Peninsula 2002

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Ensenada, Baja California

Mexicali, Baja California

Playas de Rosarito, Baja California

Tijuana, Baja California

Rugged mountains that taper off as they run southward dominate the terrain of Mexicos Baja California peninsula. The mountains are an extension of Califronias Coast Range. In the crux between Baja and mainland Mexico, the dried-up remains of the Colorado River Delta lie west of the Altar Desert. Less than one hundred years ago, the Colorado (which flows in from the north along the border of California (west) and Arizona (east) would have emptied into the Gulf of California here, but now so much of the river is diverted for farming and residential use that the river dries up before actually making it to the Gulf. Irrigation from the Salton Sea in California (upper left) supports farming (green area) in the desert; the lushness fades farther from the water source. At the eastern end of the Altar Desert, a circular brownish-gray patch marks the location of lava left behind by hundreds of extinct volcanoes. Hallway down Baja, the Laguna Ojo de Liebre (Eye of the Jackrabbit Lagoon) dips into the peninsula. This lagoon is the worlds largest known gray whale nursery. This true-color image of the region was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on November 11, 2002.
Source: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Baja California - Categories of Maps

Northwest Mexico and Southern California, U.S.A. June 1991

Ensenada, Tijuana (Regional Map), Northern Baja California

Baja California - Satellite Map

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Satellite image of the Baja California peninsula	Gulf of California	Plumes over Baja California
Phytoplankton in the Gulf of California	The Colorado River	Satellite Image of Guadalupe Island
Guadalupe Island, off Baja California	Hurricane Douglas South of Baja California	Satellite image of Vortex street off Baja California
Fires in Northern Baja California	Phytoplankyon Bloom in the Gulf of California	Colorado River Delta

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Baja California - Cities

Ensenada, Baja California	Mexicali, Baja California	Playas de Rosarito, Baja California
Tijuana, Baja California