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State capital and inland port of central California, USA, on the Sacramento River (which, at 560km/370mi, is the state's longest). It was the focal point of the 1848 gold rush, becoming the state capital in 1854. A 69km (43mi) long channel links it to an arm of San Francisco Bay. The city benefits from a large US Army depot and the McClellan Air Base. Industries: missile development, transport equipment, food processing, bricks. Pop. (2000) 1,393,000.

Sacramento

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital and deep-water port of California , in Sacramento County, 130 km/80 mi northeast of San Francisco; population (2000 est) 407,000. Situated in Central Valley, the city lies on the Sacramento River as it curves towards San Francisco Bay. It is the commercial, manufacturing, and distribution centre for a rich irrigated farming area, and provides government, military, and tourist services. Industries include the manufacture of detergents, jet aircraft, arms, and processed foods; almonds, peaches, and pears are local agricultural specialities. Sacramento was incorporated in 1849 and became state capital in 1854. The original colony, named New Helvetia, was settled on land bought by the Swiss pioneer John Sutter in 1839; Fort Sutter was built in 1844. Established at a point where the first transcontinental routes converged, it developed as an important trading station, midway between San Francisco and the goldfields of the Sierra Nevada. In 1848 gold was discovered nearby at Sutter's…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital and deep-water port of California , in Sacramento County, 130 km/80 mi northeast of San Francisco; population (2000 est) 407,000. Situated in Central Valley, the city lies on the Sacramento River as it curves towards San Francisco Bay. It is the commercial, manufacturing, and distribution…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2010: 466,488), capital of California, U.S. It is located in the Central Valley , where the Sacramento and American rivers meet. First settled in 1839 as New Helvetia by John Sutter , it became an important trading centre during the gold rush . The present city was laid out in 1848 and…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
River, NW California; rises near Mt. Shasta in Siskiyou co., and flows S into Suisun Bay, E extension of San Francisco Bay; ab. 320 mi. (515 km.) long; navigable for 180 mi. (290 km.). County in N cen. California. See table at california . City, ✽ of California and county seat of Sacramento co., N…
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Relief: 4317 m Basin area: 72,132 km 2 Mean discharge: 657 m 3 /s Mean annual precipitation: 90 cm Mean air temperature: 12.9°C Mean water temperature: NA No. of fish species: 69 (29 native) No. of endangered species: >50 Pacific Border (PB), Cascades–Sierra Nevada Mountains (CS), Basin and Range…
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(săkrӘmĕn'tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif., on the Sacramento River at its confluence with the American River; settled 1839, inc. 1850. A deepwater port via a 43-mi (69-km) channel to Suisun Bay (opened 1963), it is the shipping, rail, …
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longest river of Calif., c.380 mi (610 km) long, rising near Mt. Shasta, N Calif., and flowing generally SW to Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay, where it forms a large delta with the San Joaquin River. Its chief tributaries are the Pit, Feather, McCloud, and American rivers. At high water the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
River, northern California, U.S. Rising near Mount Shasta , it flows 382 mi (615 km) southwest between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, through the northern Central Valley . It forms a common delta with the San Joaquin River before entering the northern arm of San Francisco Bay . California’s…
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