Main Entry:

Ba·ja California

Pronunciation:

\ˈbä-(ˌ)hä\

Function:

geographical name

peninsula 760 miles (1216 kilometers) long NW Mexico between the Pacific & Gulf of California; divided into the states of Baja California (to the N ∗ Mexicali area 27,071 sq miles or 70,114 sq kilometers, population 1,660,855) & Baja California Sur \-ˈsu̇r\ (to the S ∗ La Paz area 28,447 sq miles or 73,678 sq kilometers, population 317,764)