The Baja California Peninsula is a peninsula in Northwestern Mexico. It separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California. The peninsula extends 1,247 km from Mexicali, Baja California in the north to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur in the south. It ranges from 40 km at its narrowest to 320 km at its widest point and has approximately 3,000 km of coastline and approximately 65 islands. The total area of the Baja California Peninsula is 143,390 km2 (55,360 sq mi), roughly the same area as the country of Nepal.
The Peninsular Ranges are a group of mountain ranges that stretch 1,500 km (930 mi) from Southern California to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula; they are part of the North American Coast Ranges, which run along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Mexico. Elevations range from 500 to 10,834 feet.
The Baja California Desert is a desert ecoregion of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. This ecoregion occupies the western portion of the Baja California peninsula, and occupies most of the Mexican states of Baja California Sur and Baja California. It covers 77,700 square kilometers. The climate is dry, but the close proximity of the Pacific Ocean provides humidity and moderates the temperature. The flora mostly consists of xeric shrubs and over 500 species of recorded vascular plants.
Encelia is a genus of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of shrubs of arid environments in southwestern North America and western South America.
The Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco are prehistoric rock art pictographs found in the Sierra de San Francisco mountain range in Mulegé Municipality of the northern region of Baja California Sur state, in Mexico.
Chaenactis is a genus of plants in the daisy family which are known generally as pincushions or dustymaidens.
Bajacalia is a genus of three flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 2003 to house two species moved from genus Porophyllum, now named Bajacalia tridentata and B. crassifolia. The third was newly described at the time and named Bajacalia moranii. These plants are native to Baja California in Mexico ; one species also has been found on Tiburón Island, part of Sonora. They have succulent leaves and yellow flowers.
Tanystoma is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. They are native to the Pacific Coast of North America from Oregon to Baja California.
Halocoryza is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Halocoryza acapulcana is a species of brown coloured ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae which can be found in Ecuador and Mexico.
Halocoryza maindroni is a species of brown coloured ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae which can be found on Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, and Réunion, as well as in Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia.
Halocoryza arenaria is a species of brown coloured ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae which was described by Darlington in 1939.
Anchomenus quadratus is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in British Columbia, Canada and the U.S. states such as California, Oregon, and Washington.
Abaris splendidula is a species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Baja California as well as Arizona and Mexico. It lives in cool and dry habitats.
Lebia abdita is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Baja California, Arizona and Mexico.
Lebia guttula is a blackish-brown species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada as well as southern California, western Texas and southern New Mexico.
Clivinini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 genera in Clivinini.
