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The Japanese current carries cold water down from the north and causes the coastal climate to be cooler than the climate further inland since the prevailing west wind is cooled.

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How much does ca have coastline?

California has approximately 840 miles of coastline along the Pacific Ocean.


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The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate border each other along the coast of California. The Pacific Plate is slowly moving northwest relative to the North American Plate, which can lead to seismic activity in the region, such as earthquakes.


What kept the weather mild in California?

because of the cool waters of the pacific ocean, there is lest moisture in the air which is why california is very dry and sunny...because california is quite sunny and dry the air heats up very fast. This is also the reason why california has huge day night variations in temperatures and why the days in california are very warm but cools down a lot in the night. Also elevated areas in california gets pleanty snow, the valleys are very warm


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What route would you take from northern California to southern California along the coastline?

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Who was the spanish priest who started nine missions along the pacific coast of California?

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