Land Use Data for Latitude 48.25 Longitude -123.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Chain Islets and Great Chain Islet
San Juan Island National Historical Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209
210 to 239

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
(Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Hallers Pit (Surface)Stone, Dimension
Hoph Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Lady NormaManganese
Mount Pleasant Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Port AngelesGold, Silver
Skookum Claim (Surface-Underground)Manganese
Stronsay (Underground)Zinc, Lead
Swamp Creek (Surface)Clay, Iron

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.