Land Use Data for Latitude 63.75 Longitude -17.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands Growing Period (days)01 to 29 30 to 59 60 to 89 90 to 119 120 to 149 Soil TypesAndosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)Leptosols (Shallow soils) Glaciers TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Slopes (degrees)2 to 55 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)2 to 5Agricultural 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. |