Land Use Data for Latitude 15.25 Longitude -61.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| L'llet Morne Trois Pitons National Park Morne Trois Pitons National Park Point Des Foux |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - PlantationsRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics perhumidCrops
BananasCoffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Growing Period (days)
330 to 359above 360
Soil Types
Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1050 to 250
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Deaux Branches | Copper |
| Hotsprings | Gold |
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.
