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  2. Kelowna - Wikipedia

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    Kelowna ( / kəˈloʊnə / ⓘ kə-LOH-nə) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word kiʔláwnaʔ, referring to a grizzly bear.

  3. Ogopogo - Wikipedia

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    Ogopogo. In Canadian folklore, the Ogopogo is a lake monster said to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Some scholars have charted the entity's development from First Nations folklore and widespread water monster folklore motifs. The Ogopogo now plays a role in the commercial symbolism and media representation of the region.

  4. Okanagan - Wikipedia

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    236, 672, 778, 250. The Okanagan ( / ˌoʊkəˈnɑːɡən / OH-kə-NAH-gən ), [3] also called the Okanagan Valley and sometimes the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River.

  5. West Kelowna - Wikipedia

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    West Kelowna. /  49.86250°N 119.58333°W  / 49.86250; -119.58333. West Kelowna, formerly known as Westside and colloquially known as Westbank, is a city in British Columbia 's Okanagan Valley on the west shore of Okanagan Lake. The city encompasses several neighbourhoods, including Casa Loma, Gellatly, Glenrosa, Lakeview Heights, Shannon ...

  6. Okanagan Mission, British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Kelowna. Founded. 1860. Okanagan Mission, also known colloquially as the Mission is a neighbourhood of the City of Kelowna in the Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located on the south side of the city at the foot of Okanagan Mountain. [1] It derives its name from the Okanagan Mission founded by Father ...

  7. Okanagan Lake - Wikipedia

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    Okanagan Lake. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Okanagan Lake winds between Kelowna (foreground) and Westbank (background). Okanagan Lake ( Okanagan: kɬúsx̌nítkw) [3] is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is 135 km (84 mi) long, between 4 and 5 km (2.5 and 3.1 mi) wide, and has a surface area of ...

  8. Okanagan Lake Bridge - Wikipedia

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    July 19, 1958. Closed. May 31, 2008. Location. The Okanagan Lake Bridge (also known as the Kelowna Floating Bridge) was a three-lane, 650-metre (2,133-foot) long floating bridge in British Columbia, Canada. It crossed Okanagan Lake, connecting the Westside area to Kelowna on the lake's eastern side. Taller boats such as sailboats were able to ...

  9. University of British Columbia Okanagan - Wikipedia

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    ok .ubc .ca. The University of British Columbia Okanagan (also known as UBC Okanagan or UBCO) is a campus of the University of British Columbia in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. This campus is the research and innovation hub in the province's southern interior, in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley and home to over 11,978 undergraduate and ...