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The reasons for the formation of the Baja Peninsula

Crustal movement. The land protrudes from the sea and the part extending into the sea is called a peninsula. Its formation is caused by the movement of the earth's crust. Historical records: Cabo once belonged to the Mexican mainland thousands of years ago. Later, due to the rupture of the San Andreas Fault, Pacific Ocean water poured into the newly formed depression, thus forming the Sea of ??Cortez and the Baja Peninsula.