. Pacific states and territories. SHEEP RANCHE DESCRIPTION. [Area, square miles. Population [1880). 864,686estimated population (1883), I. SITUATION AND EXTENT. Situation. — California, the largest and mostpopulous of the Pacific States, borders on thePacific Ocean, It is included between 32° 31and 42° north latitude, and 120° and 124° 15 westlongitude. Extent. — In shape it is an irregular oblong, about750 miles long and 200 miles wide. It is three timesas large as the New England States, and, , is the largest state in the Union. II. SURFACE. Physical Division
. Pacific states and territories. SHEEP RANCHE DESCRIPTION. [Area, square miles. Population [1880). 864,686estimated population (1883), I. SITUATION AND EXTENT. Situation. — California, the largest and mostpopulous of the Pacific States, borders on thePacific Ocean, It is included between 32° 31and 42° north latitude, and 120° and 124° 15 westlongitude. Extent. — In shape it is an irregular oblong, about750 miles long and 200 miles wide. It is three timesas large as the New England States, and, , is the largest state in the Union. II. SURFACE. Physical Divisions. — California may be divided into fivedistinct sections: (i) the mountain region of the Sierra Ne-vada ; (2) the plains of the Sacramento valley ; (3) the coastbelt; (4) the plateau east of the Sierra Nevada, on the borderof the (ireat liasin ; (5) the Colorado desert, in the south-east. Mountains. — The .Sierra Nevada . extend north and southnearly two-thirds of the entire length of the state. The average
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