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Looking Eastward over the Southern Okanagan Valley on a Spring Afternoon
View looking east over the southern Okanagan Valley on a spring afternoon

The Okanagan, also called the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is an area in British Columbia, Canada, that is located around Okanagan Lake and the Okanagan River. It is part of the Okanagan Country, which is also in the United States as Okanogan Country Washington. The region's population is 362,258 in 2016. The largest city is Kelowna.

Images for kids

  • McIntyre Bluff1

    View of McIntyre Bluff from Highway 97

  • Okanagan

    View of the Okanagan Valley from the hills above Kelowna

  • Winter Morning over Kalamalka Lake - panoramio

    Kalmalka Lake Provincial Park

  • Field of Wildflowers in Wrinkly Face Provincial Park

    Wrinkly Face Provincial Park

  • Bear Creek Provincial Park, Central Okanagan, BC

    Bear Creek Provincial Park

  • Summer Afternoon at the Edge of Cameron Lake, in Trepanier Park

    Trepanier Provincial Park

  • Calm Winter Afternoon at Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park

    Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park

  • Moon rises over Darke Lake on a Late Winter Evening

    Darke Lake Provincial Park

  • Winter Morning at Okanagan Lake Provincial Park

    Okanagan Lake Provincial Park

  • Oregon Grape flowering in the shade of Ponderosa Pines at Skaha Bluffs Park

    Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park

  • Peaceful Summer Afternoon overlooking Nickel Plate Lake

    Nickel Plate Provincial Park

See also

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