Central Valley (California): Difference between revisions

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The '''Central Valley''' is a broad, elongated, flat [[valley]] that dominates the interior of [[California]]. It is {{cvt|40-60|mi|km|-1}} wide and runs approximately {{cvt|450|mi|km}} from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] [[Coastal California|coast of the state]]. It covers approximately {{cvt|18000|mi2|km2}},<ref name=area>{{cite web |url=http://www.amnh.org/explore/curriculum-collections/grace/grace-tracking-water-from-space/california-central-valley |title=California Central Valley|publisher=American Museum of Natural History |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029043744/http://www.amnh.org/explore/curriculum-collections/grace/grace-tracking-water-from-space/california-central-valley |archive-date=October 29, 2016}}</ref> about 11% of California's land area. The valley is bounded by the [[California Coast Ranges|Coast Ranges]] to the west and the [[Sierra Nevada]] to the east.