Land Use Data for Latitude -49.75 Longitude -73.25

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

Locations

Los Glaciares National Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Polar

Livestock

Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

0
30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Glaciers

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10
10 to 20

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.