>>1363268Vancouver island is within a Mediterranean climate that can support palm and citrus trees. In the interior of the mainland around Kamloops you find a semi-arid desert climate due to the rain shadow of the Rockies, this area is home to rattlesnakes and prickly pear cactus. This is in addition to the usual boreal forests and mountains elsewhere in the province. Alaska is factually less varied in climate and geography.
