Land Use Data for Latitude 64.75 Longitude -18.75

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

Locations

Thjórsárver

Ecosystems

Polar

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

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

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
above 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.