Sorrento is an

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located on the south shore of

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in the Southern Interior of the

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. It is located on the

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, and is approximately southeast of the town of

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and northwest of the city of

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. Sorrento is in the Columbia-Shuswap G electoral region of the

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History

The name of the townsite was changed from Trapper's Landing to Sorrento by resident J.R. Kinghorn, who saw a physical resemblance between Copper Island, which lies across

, and the Isle of

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as seen from the city of

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Festivals

Sorrento hosts the Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts in July, and the Sorrento Bluegrass Festival in late August.

Climate

References

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