Shuswap
The Shuswap region takes its name from the local Indigenous people, the Secwépemc, known in English as the Shuswap people. The region offers unlimited opportunities for cottaging, camping, and boating/watersports.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Salmon Arm and Sicamous.
Salmon Arm
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Salmon Arm is a city of almost 18,000 people in the Shuswap region of British Columbia. It is a popular summer destination with its lakeside setting and beaches.
Sicamous
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Sicamous is a town of 2,400 people in Shuswap region of British Columbia. It is at the eastern end of Shuswap Lake and is known as the Houseboat Capital of Canada.
Chase
Chase is a village of approximately 2,400 people in the Shuswap region of British Columbia. It is known as the "Gateway to the Shuswap".
Shuswap
- Type: region
- Description: region in the interior of British Columbia, often called simply ‘the Shuswap’
- Also known as: “Shuswap Country”
- Location: Thompson-Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center
50.841° or 50° 50′ 28″ northLongitude of center
-119.351° or 119° 21′ 4″ westWikidata ID
Q7505497
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Shuswap” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “舒斯瓦普地區”
- French: “pays de Shuswap”
- French: “Pays de Shuswap”
- German: “Shuswap Country”
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