Pronunciation: ' bä-( ˌ )hä
Function: geographical name
peninsula 760 mi (1216 km ) long NW Mexico bet. the Pacific & Gulf of California; divided into the states of Baja California (to the N capital Mexicali area 27,071 sq mi or 70,114 sq km, pop 1,660,855) & Baja California Sur \ - ' su ̇ r \ (to the S capital La Paz area 28,447 sq mi or 73,678 sq km, pop 317,764)