California (disambiguation)

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The name California can refer to many places and things. Among them, are:

The California Republic, an independent state which was short-lived, during 1846, and was effectively ended by the Mexican-American War.

California has since evolved to be the 31st constituent state of the United States, though keeping the original Constitution of the republic.

• California City is in the state.

Also in the United States there are

• California, Kentucky
• California, Maine
• California, Maryland
• California, Michigan
• California, Missouri
• California, North Carolina
• California, Ohio
• California, Pennsylvania
• California (abbreviated Cal) can also refer to the University of California, Berkeley, used mainly for its sports teams.
• California Speedway in Fontana, California
• Disney's California Adventure Theme Park

And in other countries

• Canada:
  • California, New Brunswick
  • Lower California, New Brunswick
  • California, Lanark County, Ontario
  • California, Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario
  • New California, Ontario
• Colombia
  • California, Santander a municipality in the Santander Department
• El Salvador:
  • California, Usulután
• Germany:
  • Kalifornien, a district of Schönberg (Holstein)
• Mexico:
  • Baja California Peninsula ("Baja"), divided into the states of:
    • Baja California
    • Baja California Sur
  • Gulf of California (aka "Sea of Cortés")
• In the Netherlands:
  • Californië a tiny settlement in Gelderland
  • Californië a tiny settlement in Limburg
• In Trinidad and Tobago a settlement in central Trinidad, on the Southern Main Road, immediately south of Couva and Point Lisas.
• United Kingdom:
  • California, Berkshire
  • California, Buckinghamshire
  • California, Falkirk
  • California, Norfolk
  • California, Suffolk is a suburb of Ipswich

In space

• 341 California is an asteroid
• NGC 1499, the California Nebula, is an emission nebula in Perseus.

Names of ships

• T.S.S. California
• USS California
• California (Dutch Ship)

Living creatures

• California poppy, the California state flower
• California quail, the California state bird
• California spiny lobster is a spiny lobster that lives off the coast of the Mexican and the U.S. states
• California condor, a bird of prey

In music

• California (American Music Club album), 1988 album by American Music Club.
• California (Mr. Bungle album), 1999 album by Mr. Bungle.
• California (Wilson Phillips album), a 2004 album by Wilson Phillips.

• "California (song)", 2002 song by Phantom Planet.
• "California", a song by Low from their album The Great Destroyer
• "California", a song by Rufus Wainwright from his 2001 album Poses
• "California", a song by Quasi from their 1998 album Featuring "Birds"
• "California", a song by Joni Mitchell
• "California", a song by Gomez from their 1999 album Liquid Skin
• "California", a song by American band Wax
• "California", a b-side from the alternative rock band Weezer

In movies

• California (film), a 1946 film

Names

• California Molefe, a Botswanan sprinter runner
• Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe), one of the original members of the rock group Spirit

[edit] See also

• Origin of the name California