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The Pacific Coastal Plain is located in
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. This region lies along the Pacific coastline from Alaska to Mexico. The plains range is from the Mexican border with the United States to Cape Corrientes, about range of about half the western coast of Mexico, and includes
Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
.One physical feature of this region is that it has mountains bordering the ocean. There are more potentially active volcanoes in this region than in any other region in the Lower 48. The two main mountain ranges are the Cascade Mountains in the north and the Sierra Nevada in the south. The western valleys have fertile and rich land. Many high-quality fruits are grown there. Giant redwoods are an interesting feature in the northern Californian mountains. The San Andreas Fault, another feature of this region, sometimes causes earthquakes.


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