Land Use Data for Latitude 13.75 Longitude -60.75

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

Locations

Barre-de-L'Isle South Forest Reserve
Castries Waterworks Forest Reserve
Central "B" Forest Reserve
Government Forest Reserve
Government Forest Reserve
Mandele Dry Forest
North-east coast
Point Sables
Quilesse Forest Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Urban land

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics humid

Growing Period (days)

300 to 329

Soil Types

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

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Ravine SouffreGold, Copper
Roseau River DrainageGold

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.