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California's
diverse geography ranges from the sandy and rocky
beaches of the Pacific coast, to the rugged snow-capped
Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, to desert areas in
the southeast. The central portion of the state is
dominated by the Central Valley, one of the most
productive agricultural areas in the world. The Sierra
Nevada contains Yosemite Valley, famous for its
glacially-carved domes, and Sequoia National Park, home
to the largest living organisms on Earth, the giant
sequoia trees, and the highest point in the contiguous
United States, Mount Whitney. The tallest living things
on Earth, the ancient redwood trees, dot the coastline,
mainly north of San Francisco. California is also home
to the second lowest and hottest place in the Western
Hemisphere, Death Valley. |
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