# Tsunami Coverage

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 27, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-coverage/530693 "2010-02-27T22:14:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-coverage/530693/11 "2010-02-27T23:49:54Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> I guess that’s for the benefit of viewers (and newsreaders) who think that Hawaii (and Alaska) reside just off the coast of Baja, CA.

Of course, if they read your sentence, those people might also think that Baja is in the US state of California.

It’s not Baja, CA.

It’s Baja California (no comma).

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