Imperial County
Desert Region
Imperial County is located in the southeast corner of California and enjoys the largest port with Mexico. Imperial County is also the winter home of the Navy's Blue Angels.The Brawley Cattle Call, the largest body of water in California, some of the best farm ground in the country, two maximum security state prisons, as well some of the best Mexican food a person can find. Imperial County was formed in 1907 from the eastern half of San Diego County. The county took its name from Imperial Valley, itself named for the Imperial Land Company, a subsidiary of the California Development Company, which at the turn of the 20th century had reclaimed the southern portion of the Colorado desert for agriculture.
The Colorado River forms the county's eastern boundary. Two notable geographic features are found in the county, the Salton Sea, at 235 feet below sea level, and the Algodones Dunes, one of the largest dune fields in America.
The Chocolate Mountains are located east of the Salton Sea, and extend in a northwest-southeast direction for approximately 60 miles.
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