World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Mexico

Desierto

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Baja California

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OCEAN

I. Ángel

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Guarda

I. Cedros

Islas Revillagigedo

(part of Mexico)

Islas

Marías

NEW MEXICO

ARIZONA

La Paz

Puerto Vallarta

Ciudad

Obregón

Durango

Fresnillo

Zacatecas

Ensenada

Gómez Palacio

Hermosillo

Los Mochis

Mazatlán

Monclova

Tepic

Torreón

Aguascalientes

Ciudad Juárez

Mexicali

Tijuana

Guadalajara

Chihuahua

Culiacán

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Gray whales have one of the longest migrations of any

mammal, traveling some 12,500 miles (20,000 km)

every year from the Arctic Ocean to their winter

breeding grounds in the Golfo de California.

Large examples of the

Saguaro cactus, found in the

Altar Desert, can take nearly

150 years to grow to their full

height of around 45 ft (14 m),

and can hold several tons

(tonnes) of water.

The cliff divers of Acapulco must time their dive from the

148 ft (45 m) cliff at La Quebrada to coincide with the

incoming swells to avoid being dashed on the rocks

in the shallow inlet.