Land Use Data for Latitude 53.75 Longitude -10.25

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

Locations

Bills Rocks SPA
Clare Island cliffs
Clare Island SPA
Cruagh Island SPA
High Island
High Island (Galway) SPA
Inishbofin and Inishshark (including Davillaun)

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Growing Period (days)

above 360

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Keel (Surface)Lead, Zinc

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.