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California Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

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California
Physical Features
Arches 79
Areas 288
Arroyos 2
Bars 270
Basins 514
Bays 415
Beaches 275
Benches 32
Bends 109
Capes 661
Cliffs 189
Craters 24
Falls 180
Flats 2,681
Forests 48
Gaps 673
Glaciers 20
Guts 201
Islands 508
Isthmuses 1
Lakes 2,624
Lava 16
Pillars 305
Plains 28
Ranges 364
Rapids 9
Ridges 1,763
Slopes 46
Springs 3,073
Streams 9,954
Summits 5,638
Swamps 104
Valleys 7,635
Woods 198
California
Cultural Features
Airports 1,019
Bridges 153
Buildings 8,207
Canals 2,303
Cemeteries 849
Channels 102
Churches 10,005
Civil 1,621
Crossings 1,486
Dams 1,459
Harbors 100
Hospitals 1,007
Levees 23
Locales 13,506
Mines 3,339
Oilfields 129
Parks 6,837
Post Offices 1,091
Reserves 247
Reservoirs 1,382
Schools 11,951
Towers 961
Trails 1,178
Tunnels 128
Wells 242
California Historical
Features/Landmarks
Airports 85
Arches 2
Bars 6
Bays 6
Bridges 8
Buildings 145
Canals 5
Capes 3
Cemeteries 2
Channels 1
Churches 145
Civil 12
Crossings 25
Dams 12
Flats 7
Forests 1
Gaps 1
Guts 4
Harbors 2
Hospitals 95
Islands 11
Lakes 31
Locales 906
Military (Historical) 226
Mines 14
Parks 29
Populated Places 690
Post Offices 91
Rapids 1
Reservoirs 11
Schools 1,024
Springs 3
Streams 2
Summits 2
Swamps 3
Towers 1
Trails 14
Tunnels 3
Valleys 1
Wells 6
Woods 1

California's National
Historic Landmarks
132
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.