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Okanagan Desert | |
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 Semi-arid shrubland east of Osoyoos | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′15″N 119°31′00″W / 49.05417°N 119.51667°W | |
| Location | British Columbia and Washington |
| Part of | Columbia Plateau (CEC) Okanagan dry forests (WWF) |
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, though it is identical[definition needed] to the shrublands elsewhere in the region. To the northwest of this area lies an arid shrubland near Kamloops.
- ^ John B. Theberge. "What's in a Name". Osoyoos Desert Society. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ G.G.E. Scudder (15 February 1999). "The Osoyoos Desert Society: Experimental Studies on Ecological Restoration of the Shrub-Steppe Habitat; In: Proceedings of a Conference on the Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B.C" (PDF). B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, B.C. and University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, B.C. Retrieved 18 February 2019.