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The Okanagan Desert is the common name for a semi-arid shrubland located in the southern region of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and Washington. It is centred around the city of Osoyoos and is the only semi-arid shrubland in Canada. [1] [2] Part of this ecosystem is referred to as the Nk'mip Desert by the Osoyoos Indian Band.
This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. ... Canada and the United States: 30: Kavir Desert: Subtropical: 77,000 [9] 29,730:
Canada covers 9,984,670 km 2 (3,855,100 sq mi) and a panoply of various geoclimatic regions, of which there are seven main regions. [9] Canada also encompasses vast maritime terrain, with the world's longest coastline of 243,042 kilometres (151,019 mi). [20] The physical geography of Canada is widely varied.
The Sonoran Desert is a desert located in the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. It is the second largest hot desert in North America. Its total area is 120,000 sq mi (310,000 km 2). The Mojave Desert is the hottest desert in North America, located primarily in southeastern California and Southern Nevada.
This is a list of deserts sorted by the region of the world in which the desert is located. Africa ... Thompson Plateau – a desert in Canada; Oceania. Australia
Carcross Desert is commonly referred to as a desert, but is actually a series of northern sand dunes. [2] The area's climate is too humid to be considered a true desert. [3] The sand was formed during the last glacial period, when large glacial lakes formed and deposited silt. When the lakes dried, the dunes were left behind. [2]
Osoyoos is situated on the east-west Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) with a significant ascent out of the Okanagan Valley in either direction. The Crowsnest headed east begins with an 18 km (11 mi) switchback up the flank of the Okanagan Highland with a 685 m (2,247 ft) rise to the mining and ranching region of Anarchist Mountain, which is part of the Boundary Country (the stretch of rising ...
Just north of the town is the Carcross Desert, often referred to as the "world's smallest desert." [4] There are two small airports located in the area, Carcross Airport is adjacent to the town and Carcross Water Aerodrome located on Tagish Lake. Alaska cruises stopping in Skagway will offer day tours to Carcross. The day tours offer stops at ...