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Despite being the most populous U.S. state with a prosperous agricultural industry, California is one of the richest and most diverse parts of the world, with natural wonders ranging from towering forests, treacherous deserts, coastal islands, broad mountain ranges and a giant kelp forest. It is the American state with the greatest diversity of terrain and climate, which ranges from Mediterranean to subarctic.

California contains both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley respectively) as well as the tallest and oldest trees.

The California poppy is the official state flower, and can be found in great numbers at the peak of the blooming season.

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Boulder with zig-zag trails across a dry lake bed, sunset, Ubehebe Peak in distance, The Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California
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Jack Dykinga / Boulder with zig-zag trails across a dry lake bed, sunset, Ubehebe Peak in distance, The Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California
Rare desert rains flood the salt flats of Badwater basin, Death Valley National Park. Badwater is the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level. California, USA, January 2010.
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Floris van Breugel / Rare desert rains flood the salt flats of Badwater basin, Death Valley National Park. Badwater is the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level. California, USA, January 2010.
Salt lake with crystalised patterns, Panamint Mountains in background, dawn, Death Valley National Park, California
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Jack Dykinga / Salt lake with crystalised patterns, Panamint Mountains in background, dawn, Death Valley National Park, California
Sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park, California, USA
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Kirkendall-Spring / Sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park, California, USA
A clearing storm and mammatus clouds at sunset, over sand dunes, Death Valley National Park. California, USA. February 2009.
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Floris van Breugel / A clearing storm and mammatus clouds at sunset, over sand dunes, Death Valley National Park. California, USA. February 2009.
Rays of sunlight over the dunes, following a desert storm, Death Valley National Park, California. USA, February 2010.
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Floris van Breugel / Rays of sunlight over the dunes, following a desert storm, Death Valley National Park, California. USA, February 2010.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes with cracked eroded clay formations and creosote bushes (Larrea tridentata), Death Valley National Park, California
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Jack Dykinga / Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes with cracked eroded clay formations and creosote bushes (Larrea tridentata), Death Valley National Park, California
Sand dunes reflecting pink and orange glowing colours from the sky at sunset. Death Valley National Park, California, USA. November 2009.~Highly Commended in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photogap...
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Floris van Breugel / Sand dunes reflecting pink and orange glowing colours from the sky at sunset. Death Valley National Park, California, USA. November 2009.~Highly Commended in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photogap...
Aerial view of the colourful hills of Twenty Mule Team canyon seen after a period of heavy rain under warm afternoon sunlight, Death Valley National Park. California, USA.
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Floris van Breugel / Aerial view of the colourful hills of Twenty Mule Team canyon seen after a period of heavy rain under warm afternoon sunlight, Death Valley National Park. California, USA.
Dead stumps of Bristlecone Pine trees (Pinus aristata) with snow capped White Mountains beyond, California, USA. June 2009.
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Floris van Breugel / Dead stumps of Bristlecone Pine trees (Pinus aristata) with snow capped White Mountains beyond, California, USA. June 2009.
Death Valley after a sand and dust storm, California, USA
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George McCarthy / Death Valley after a sand and dust storm, California, USA
Towering trunk of Giant Sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in fog, Western Slope Sierra Nevada Mnts, Sequoia National Park, California, USA
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Thomas Lazar / Towering trunk of Giant Sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in fog, Western Slope Sierra Nevada Mnts, Sequoia National Park, California, USA