Okanogan
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Okanogan or Okanagan refers to:
Canada:
USA:
- Okanagan peopleOkanagan peopleThe Okanagan people, also spelled Okanogan, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia...
, a Native American (USA) or First Nations (Canada) people, known as the Syilx in their own language - Okanagan language
Canada:
- OkanaganOkanaganThe Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The...
(also Okanagan Valley), a region of British Columbia - Okanagan BasinOkanagan BasinThe Okanagan Basin spans two countries and comprises the basin of Okanagan Lake, the Okanogan River and tributary valleys such as that of the Similkameen and Chelan Rivers...
, watershed in British Columbia and Washington- Okanagan LakeOkanagan LakeOkanagan Lake is a large, deep lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. The lake is 135 km long, between 4 and 5 km wide, and has a surface area of 351 km². The lake's maximum depth is 232 meters near Grant Island...
, British Columbia, a lake forming the core of the region in British Columbia - Okanagan River (same as Okanogan River), river in British Columbia and Washington
- Okanagan Lake
- Okanagan Valley (wine region)Okanagan Valley (wine region)The Okanagan Valley is a Canadian wine region located in the British Columbia region of the Okanagan. Along with the nearby Similkameen Valley, the approximately 4000 hectares of vineyards planted in the Okanagan account for more than 90% of all wine produced in British Columbia and after the...
, the wine region around Okanagan Lake - Okanagan Mountain Provincial ParkOkanagan Mountain Provincial ParkOkanagan Mountain Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, focused on the mountain of the same name and located on the east side of Okanagan Lake, opposite Peachland and immediately south of the City of Kelowna. The park is one of the largest in the area, covering 110.38 square...
, British Columbia (Okanagan Mountain is also a suburban area of Kelowna, British Columbia) - Okanagan TrailOkanagan TrailThe Okanagan Trail was an inland route to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush from the Lower Columbia region of the Washington and Oregon Territories in 1858-1859...
, 1858 trail to the Fraser Canyon Gold RushFraser Canyon Gold RushThe Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, began in 1858 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River in British Columbia at its confluence with the Nicoamen River. This was a few miles upstream from the Thompson's confluence with the Fraser River at present-day Lytton...
from Oregon - Okanagan HighlandOkanagan HighlandThe Okanagan Highland is a plateau-like hilly area in British Columbia, Canada, and the U.S. state of Washington . It lies between the Okanagan Valley on its west and the Kettle River on its east, and geologically is more or less an extension of the Thompson Plateau, which lies west of the Okanagan...
, upland plateau area in British Columbia and Washington State - Okanagan RangeOkanagan RangeThe Okanagan Range or Okanogan Range is a small subrange of the Cascade Range straddling the border between British Columbia and Washington south of the Similkameen River on the inland side of the range...
, a subrange of the Cascade Range spanning the border between British Columbia and Washington State - Okanagan (electoral districts)Okanagan (electoral districts)This page lists Canadian federal and provincial electoral districts with the name Okanagan, or in the Okanagan region.-Current federal electoral districts:* Okanagan—Shuswap * Okanagan—Coquihalla * British Columbia Southern Interior...
, current and historical federal and provincial electoral districts - Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, a regional district of British Columbia
- Regional District of Central Okanagan, a regional district of British Columbia
- Regional District of North Okanagan, a regional district of British Columbia
USA:
- Okanogan RiverOkanogan RiverThe Okanogan River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 115 mi long, in southern British Columbia and north central Washington...
, in British Columbia and Washington State; a tributary of the Columbia River - Okanogan County, Washington, a county in North Central Washington State
- Okanogan, WashingtonOkanogan, WashingtonOkanogan is a town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,552 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Okanogan County.It has a small commuter airfield, Okanogan Legion Airport - with one paved runway of in length....
, a town in Okanogan County, Washington - Okanogan National ForestOkanogan National ForestThe Okanogan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northern and western Okanogan County in north-central Washington State, United States...
, Washington State - Fort OkanoganFort OkanoganFort Okanogan was founded as a fur trade outpost by John Jacob Astor’s Pacific Fur Company in 1811. It was built at the confluence of the Okanogan and Columbia Rivers, in what is now Okanogan County, Washington...
, a Pacific Fur Company outpost in Washington, established 1811 (North West Company from 1813, Hudson's Bay Company from 1821) - Hiram F. "Okanogan" Smith (1829–1893), American settler in the Pacific Northwest