Land Use Data for Latitude 57.25 Longitude -7.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Eoligarry, Barra Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve South Uist Machair South Uist Machair and Lochs West Coast of Benbecula |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralismEcosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattleSheep
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
270 to 299
300 to 329
Soil Types
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 10Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Agricultural 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.
