Geography
As defined for census purposes by Statistics Canada, the region has a total area of 20,829 km² (8,042 mi²) which is roughly two-thirds the size of Belgium.
Geographic features include:
- Kalamalka Lake
- Mahoney Lake
- Mara Lake
- Monashee Mountains
- Okanagan Highland
- Okanagan Lake
- Okanagan River
- Osoyoos Lake
- Shuswap River
- Skaha Lake
- Swan Lake
- Thompson Plateau
- Tuc-el-nuit Lake
- Vaseaux Lake
- Wood Lake
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