Land Use Data for Latitude 54.75 Longitude -5.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Belfast Lough Larne Lough |
Agricultural Land Uses
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralismEcosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattleSheep
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
300 to 329
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 25 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Belfast Phosphoric Acid Plant (Processing Plant) | Phosphorus-Phosphates |
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.
