Land Use Data for Latitude 65.75 Longitude -17.25

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

Locations

Mývatn-Laxá
Vestmannsvatn

Ecosystems

Polar

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
50 to 250

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.