Land Use Data for Latitude 56.75 Longitude -6.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Ardnamurchan Burns Isle of Rum National Nature Reserve Rum Treshnish Isles |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralismEcosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Livestock
CattleSheep
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
240 to 269
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Rhum | Iridium, Cobalt, Chromium |
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.
