Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley. The term "Silicon Valley" refers to the area in which high-tech business has proliferated in Northern California, and it also serves as a general metonym for California's high-tech business sector.
Image: Silicon Valley, facing southward towards Downtown San Jose, 2014 (cropped)
Image: Stanford University campus in 2016
Image: Aerial view of Apple Park
Image: SJ skyline at night horizontal
Northern California is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, spanning the northernmost 48 of the state's 58 counties. Its main population centers include the San Francisco Bay Area, the Greater Sacramento area, the Redding, California, area south of the Cascade Range, and the Metropolitan Fresno area. Northern California also contains redwood forests, along with most of the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite Valley and part of Lake Tahoe, Mount Shasta, and most of the Central Valley, one of the world's most productive agricultural regions.
Image: Muir Woods National Monument (47879029461)
Image: Northern California Coast as seen from Muir Beach Overlook
Image: Squaw Valley Gondola
Image: Natural Bridges State Park (16328059535)
