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British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province and one of North America's most mountainous regions. B.C. is bordered by the province of Alberta, the Yukon Territory and several U.S. states, including Alaska. Given its location, British Columbia is a gateway to the Pacific and Asia. Sometimes simply categorized as part of Canada's "West," the province is actually a distinct region both geographically and culturally.
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Topography:  British Columbia is characterized by mountainous topography, but also has substantial areas of lowland and plateau country. The province has four basic regions: a northwesterly-trending mountain system on the coast, a similar mountain system on the east, an extensive area of plateau and mountain country between the two, and a lowland segment of the continent's Great Plains in the northeastern part of the province.  The province is blessed with an abundance of waterways in the form of rivers, lakes, streams and swamps. Freshwater surfaces total 1.8 million hectares. Major river systems include the Fraser, Columbia, Skeena and Peace Rivers.

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 The province's climate equals its topography for variety. For example, the mild coastal region receives abundant precipitation - from 130 to 380 cm of rain a year - while the interior has a continental climate. Other parts of the province are almost desert-like, with very hot summers followed by very cold winters. .
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 Winters can be severe in the Interior and the North.The coldest temperature in British Columbia was recorded in <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[|Smith River], where it dropped to −58.9 °C (−74 °F), one of the coldest readings recorded anywhere in North America. Heavy snowfall occurs in the Coast, Columbia and Rocky Mountains providing healthy bases for skiers. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"> On the opposite extreme, summers in the Southern Interior valleys are hot, for example in <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[|Osoyoos] the July Maximum averages <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"> 32 °C (90 °F), hot weather sometimes moves towards the Coast or to the far North. Temperatures have gone over 40 °C (104 °F) in <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"> the past, with the record high being held in <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">[|Lytton], when the temperature rose to 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on July 16, 1941. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">The extended summer dryness often creates conditions that spark forest fires, from dry-lightning or man-made causes. Many <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">areas of the province are often covered by a blanket of heavy cloud and low fog during winter, despite sunny summers.

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