Land Use Data for Latitude 63.75 Longitude -17.25

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

Locations

Skeidarársandur

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Growing Period (days)

0
1 to 29
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

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

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

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.