Land Use Data for Latitude 4.25 Longitude -56.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Centraal Suriname Nature Reserve (CSNR) Guianan moist forests ecoregion |
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics perhumidGrowing Period (days)
330 to 359Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 40Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Chromium, PGE, Platinum | |
| Kroetoeberg | Aluminum, Kaolin |
| North of Plet Ridge | Chromium |
| Plet Ridge | Manganese, Molybdenum, Beryllium, Sodium, Tantalum |
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.
