Okanagan

The Okanagan is a region of . It borders the region to the north, region to the east, region to the west, and the American border to the south.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Kelowna and Penticton.

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is a city in the Okanagan region of . is the largest inland city in British Columbia, in the heart of BC's wine country. Okanagan Lake is the main draw in the summer.

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is a beautiful spot in the south Okanagan nestled between two lakes: The 155 km-long Okanagan Lake to the north, and the smaller Skaha Lake to the south.

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is a city of about 45,000 people in the north end of the Okanagan Valley of . is known for its lakes and beaches in the summer, and skiing and hockey in the winter.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Osoyoos and Armstrong.

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, is a town in the southern Okanagan valley of that is a popular summer holiday destination. The town has about 5100 permanent residents.

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is a city of about 4800 people in the Okanagan region of . It is perhaps most famous as the home of the Cheese factory, which closed in 2004.

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is in the Okanagan region of . It is a collective name for administrative and travel purposes given to the communities of Winfield, Oyama, Okanagan Centre and Carr's Landing.

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is a city of about 33,000 people in the Okanagan region of . It is the fourth largest community in the valley and home to some of its best known wineries, including Mission Hill, Mount Boucherie and Quail's Gate.

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is a town of about 4900 people in the Okanagan region of . It sits along the Okanagan River by Tuc-el-nuit Lake between Osoyoos and Okanagan Falls. Tourism British Columbia has named it "the Wine Capital of Canada".

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is a city of about 3,000 people in the Okanagan region of . The Shuswap River marks the eastern and northeastern limits of the city.

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is in , . It is a small community of 11,600 people in the Okanagan Valley. The architecture of the downtown area is done in Old English Tudor.

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is in the Okanagan region of . It is a small town of 5,400 permanent residents which was incorporated in 1909.

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is a Canadian mountain resort in 's Okanagan region. It is 22 km northeast of the town of .

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is a community of about 2200 people in the Okanagan region of on the shore of Skaha Lake, which provides many recreational opportunities. It is also close to Provincial Park.

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is an unincorporated community in the Okanagan region of south central , located on the eastern shore of southern Okanagan Lake.

Apex Mountain Alpine Resort is a ski village in the Okanagan region of . The closest city is . Apex is distinguished by its big-mountain terrain with a small-mountain village and vibe.

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Ski Resort, usually referred to as , is a Canadian ski resort 56 km southeast of , in the Central Okanagan area of the Okanagan/Shuswap Valley in interior.

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, or Baldy Resort, is a small ski hill community in Okanagan overlooking the Okanagan Valley in southern British Columbia just north of the Washington state border.

Okanagan

Latitude of center
50.3639° or 50° 21′ 50″ north
Longitude of center
-119.35° or 119° 20′ 60″ west
Elevation
598 metres (1,962 feet)
Geo­Names ID
7281931
Wiki­data ID
Q1812222
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Okanagan” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Okanagan”
  • Bengali: “ওকানাগা”
  • Catalan: “Okanagan Valley”
  • Catalan: “Okanagan”
  • Catalan: “Vall d’Okanagan”
  • Catalan: “Vall Okanagan”
  • Chinese: “奥卡纳根山谷”
  • Chinese: “奥卡诺根”
  • Chinese: “奥肯纳根”
  • Chinese: “奧勤拿根”
  • Chinese: “奧卡納根”
  • Chinese: “欧肯纳根”
  • Dutch: “Okanagan”
  • Finnish: “Okanagan”
  • French: “Okanagan”
  • French: “Vallée de l’Okanagan”
  • German: “Okanagan Valley”
  • Italian: “Okanagan”
  • Japanese: “オカナガン・カントリー”
  • Japanese: “オカナガン・バレー”
  • Japanese: “オカナガン”
  • Japanese: “オカナガン地方”
  • Japanese: “オカナガン渓谷”
  • Malagasy: “Okanagan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Okanagan Valley”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Okanagan”
  • Norwegian: “Okanagan”
  • Persian: “اوکناگن”
  • Romanian: “Okanagan Valley”
  • Romanian: “Okanagan”
  • Romanian: “Valea Okanagan”
  • Slovenian: “dolina Okanagan”
  • Slovenian: “Okanagan”
  • Spanish: “Okanagan”
  • Swedish: “Okanagan”
  • Urdu: “اوکاناگن”
  • Venetian: “Okanagan”
  • Yue Chinese: “奧卡納根”

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