Land Use Data for Latitude 64.25 Longitude -20.25

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

Locations

Pollengi-Hrosshagavík

Ecosystems

Polar

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Glaciers

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

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.