Baja california

a narrow peninsula in NW Mexico between the Gulf of California and the Pacific, forming two territories of Mexico. 55,634 sq. mi. (144,090 sq. km). Capitals: Mexicali (Northern Territory) and La Paz (Southern Territory).
Historical Examples

Against the journey to Baja California, Carolina had baked a tremendous pot of brown beans and fried a hundred tortillas.
The Pride of Palomar Peter B. Kyne

M. v. peninsularis, the subspecies at the southern tip of Baja California, is not considered in this discussion.
A New Subspecies of Bat (Myotis velifer) from Southeastern California and Arizona Terry A. Vaughan

Mrs. Osborne has dealt with the netting, textiles, and cordage, and the distribution of their techniques outside Baja California.
A Burial Cave in Baja California William C. Massey

We’re over open water now, headed toward Baja California, so I put on the autopilot.
By Proxy Gordon Randall Garrett

We know of no similar articles in historic times in Baja California, nor to the north in southern California.
A Burial Cave in Baja California William C. Massey

Comparable pieces have been seen, however, from mission ruins in central and northern Baja California.
A Burial Cave in Baja California William C. Massey

Until the present, few shell ornaments have been noted in the archaeology of Baja California.
A Burial Cave in Baja California William C. Massey

If it were, it would be unusual for Baja California, where projectile shafts are usually of cane.
A Burial Cave in Baja California William C. Massey

Among the historic tribes the wearing of hairnets, both plain and decorated, was universal among the women of Baja California.
A Burial Cave in Baja California William C. Massey

noun
the Spanish name for Lower California
short for Baja California Norte