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What if I told you that mapmakers mistakenly believed this peninsula was a massive, floating island for over a hundred years—and that thanks to plate tectonics, it's will eventually become one? Or that the United States came incredibly close to annexing this entire territory, completely changing the modern map of North America? Welcome to the Baja California Peninsula. From a sea famously dubbed the 'Aquarium of the World' to a desert filled with bizarre, Dr. Seuss-like trees.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - One of the Longest Peninsulas on Earth
01:23 - Ripping Away From Mainland Mexico
02:13 - Bordering the "Aquarium of the World"
03:09 - Massive Mountains in the Desert
04:04 - Dr. Seuss-Like Vegetation
06:41 - The 100-Year Island Misconception
07:42 - Named After a Mythical Queen
08:33 - A Notorious Haven for English Pirates
09:28 - The True Birthplace of the Mission Trail
10:21 - Almost a US Annex
11:16 - Sliced in Half by the 28th Parallel
12:10 - The Busiest Land Border in the Hemisphere
13:06 - Producing Mexico's Wine
14:00 - A Manufactured Tourism Mega-Hub
14:58 - A Peninsula of Migrants
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