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Location: California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. Nicknamed The Golden State, it is the most populous and third-largest state by land area, after Alaska and Texas. Californias diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast to the west, to the?Sierra Nevada?Mountains?in the east, to the Mojave Desert areas in the southeast and to the?Redwood–Douglas-fir?forests?of the northwest.? Its five largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, and Fresno. History The name?California?once referred to a large area of North America claimed by Spain .