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California, the most populous state in America, is a study in contrasts. In addition to the major cities along the coast, there are hundreds of mountains and 25 million acres of desert in the state.

Featured Article: Geography of Fresno

Fresno, California, a city and the seat of Fresno County. It lies in the fertile San Joaquin Valley near the Sierra Nevada range, about 160 miles (260 km) southeast of San Francisco. See more »

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Geography of South San Francisco

South San Francisco, California, a city in San Mateo County, on San Francisco Bay.

Geography of Stockton

Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County. It lies on the San Joaquin River in the Central Valley, about 60 miles (97 km) east of San Francisco.

Geography of Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale, California, a city in Santa Clara County, about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of San Francisco.

Geography of Temple City

Temple City, California, a city in Los Angeles County. It is about 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of downtown Los Angeles at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Geography of Thousand Oaks

Thousand Oaks, California, a city in Ventura County. It is about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Los Angeles.

Geography of Torrance

Torrance, California, a city in Los Angeles County, 16 miles (26 km) south-southwest of downtown Los Angeles.

Geography of Vallejo

Vallejo, California, a city in Solano County. It is a port on San Pablo Bay 21 miles (34 km) north-northeast of San Francisco.

Geography of Ventura

Ventura, California, the seat of Ventura County. The legal name is San Buenaventura, but the post office name is Ventura.

Geography of Visalia

Visalia, California, the seat of Tulare County. The city is in the San Joaquin Valley in the south-central part of the state, about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Fresno.