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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.
Normandy Mountain is a 2,849 metres (9,347 ft) peak in British Columbia, Canada, rising to a prominence of 924 metres (3,031 ft). Its line parent is Dieppe Mountain , 19 kilometres (12 mi) away. It is part of the Canadian Rockies .
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.
Most mountain peaks of Canada lie in the west, specifically in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon.Mountains can be found all over British Columbia while those in Alberta are mainly situated on the eastern side of the Canadian Rockies.
In geographic terms, the boundary is at the Canada–United States border on 49th parallel north, but in geological terms it might be considered to be at Marias Pass in northern Montana. The Canadian Rockies have numerous high peaks and ranges, such as Mount Robson (3,954 metres; 12,972 feet) and Mount Columbia (3,747 m; 12,293 ft).
A hiker followed Google Maps and ended up stranded on a steep and dangerous cliffside in Canada, rescuers say.. He had tried to climb Mount Fromme, one of the North Shore Mountains north of ...
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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]