Northwest of what?
California, if you don't have a map, globe or atlas, is in the SOUTHWEST of the UNITED STATES.
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Van Nuys is in California, which puts it in the southwest of the US, not the northwest.
population reasons.
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It is the Baja California Peninsula.
This unincorporated community in Del Norte County is found in the far northwest part of California.
California is not likely to fall into the pacific ocean.
If you travelled from Arizona to California, the direction you would have gone is northwest.
Southwest
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It's in the southwest between California and Nevada.
Southwest