Land Use Data for Latitude 65.75 Longitude -18.25

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

Locations

Höfdahverfi
Hólmarnir
Hörgárósar
Hrísey

Ecosystems

Polar

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

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.